The Hollister Haybalers will take on the Soledad Aztecs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hollister has four straight wins, Soledad has 17 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hollister is returning to their home field after beating Salinas on theirs, despite the fact Salinas has dominated at home this season. Hollister won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Salinas 13-12.
Meanwhile, a victory for Soledad just wasn't in the cards on Monday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 50-12 loss at the hands of Salinas. While losing is never fun, the Aztecs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 573rd, while the Cowboys are ranked 157th).
Hollister is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Soledad, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Hollister strolled past Soledad in their previous meeting back in September by a score of 24-6. Will Hollister repeat their success, or does Soledad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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