The Dinuba Emperors will venture away from home to square off against the Mission Oak Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dinuba's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Dinuba will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Tulare Union, who they had gone 0-7-1 against in their eight prior meetings. Dinuba beat Tulare Union by a goal, winning 1-0. That's two games straight that the Emperors have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Arianna Villegas, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Mission Oak's offense. They lost 6-0 to Hanford on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 652nd, while the Bullpups are ranked 123rd).
Mission Oak's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-11-5. As for Dinuba, their win bumped their record up to 11-9-3.
Dinuba skirted past Mission Oak 1-0 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dinuba 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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