The Coalinga Horned Toads will venture away from home to square off against the Immanuel Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coalinga's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Coalinga is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Riverdale on Friday. The Horned Toads fell just short of the Cowboys by a score of 1-0. Coalinga fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against Riverdale since Friday.
Meanwhile, Immanuel hasn't lost a match since November 18th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Riverdale a 3-0 shutout. Considering Immanuel have won six matchups by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ellyann Thomas and Tori Matlak scored all three of Immanuel's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Immanuel's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Coalinga, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-2.
Coalinga might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Immanuel in their previous matchup last Friday. Can the Horned Toads avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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