The Venice Gondoliers and the Santa Barbara Dons will compete for holiday cheer at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Venice's offense. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting El Camino Real an easy 3-0 win.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were one goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Pacifica. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 538th, while the Tritons are ranked 32nd).
Santa Barbara's loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for Venice, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
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