Clovis East is 1-8-1 against Buchanan since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Clovis East Timberwolves will be playing at home against the Buchanan Bears at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Clovis East's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Central. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 510th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clovis East hit Central with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Haley Moua, Roslyn Yeagar, and Mckarah Lopez.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Buchanan, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against Clovis North on Tuesday as Buchanan made off with a 3-0 victory. Considering the Bears have won nine matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Clovis East pushed their record up to 5-3-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four games. As for Buchanan, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-2 record this season.
Clovis East beat Buchanan by a goal in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 2-1. Will Clovis East repeat their success, or does Buchanan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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