The Oceanside Pirates will head out to square off against the Carlsbad Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oceanside has nine straight wins, Carlsbad has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Carlsbad better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Oceanside really get things going. Everything went Oceanside's way against Torrey Pines on Wednesday as Oceanside made off with a 3-0 victory. Give the Pirates' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad lost 5-1 to La Costa Canyon on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 548th, while the Mavericks are ranked 177th).
Oceanside's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Carlsbad, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-2.
Oceanside beat Carlsbad 2-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oceanside since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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