If Richmond was riding high fresh off their 4-0 takedown of Bethel last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Richmond Oilers lost 4-0 to the El Cerrito Gauchos on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Oilers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 869th, while the Gauchos are ranked 369th).
Richmond's loss dropped their record down to 4-9-1. As for El Cerrito, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-2 record this season.
Richmond will challenge Pinole Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Richmond is facing Pinole Valley at the right time seeing as Pinole Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for El Cerrito, they will square off against Albany at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Albany is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.8 goals per game this season.
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