The El Capitan Gauchos will challenge the Merced Bears at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, El Capitan didn't have quite enough to beat Golden Valley and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merced). Everything went their way against Buhach Colony on Friday as Merced made off with an 8-2 win. It was an even better day for Raymond Gonzalez as he scored three goals for his team.
Merced has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those seven contests. As for El Capitan, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 5-4-4.
El Capitan came out on top in a nail-biter against Merced in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Does El Capitan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Merced turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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