The Rancho San Juan Trailblazers will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Monterey Dores at 5:45 p.m. Rancho San Juan'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.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Rancho San Juan's offense. Their rough 3-0 loss to Salinas on Thursday might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rancho San Juan in their matchups with Salinas: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Monterey has not won a game since January 11th, a trend which continued on Tuesday. They fell just short of Everett Alvarez by a score of 1-0.
Rancho San Juan's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-6-1. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only scored one goal over those three contests. As for Monterey, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-4.
Rancho San Juan beat Monterey 2-0 in their previous meeting back in January. Will Rancho San Juan repeat their success, or does Monterey have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.