The Roosevelt Rough Riders will venture away from home to square off against the Garfield Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Garfield will have to contend with a Roosevelt team hungry for a win, something the squad hasn't seen since January 16. Roosevelt fell 4-2 to Bell on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Roosevelt can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 801st, while Bell are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, Garfield had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Tigers. Garfield wouldn't have won without Hugo Mungaia, who scored the game-winner.
Garfield's victory bumped their record up to 8-6-3. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13-1.
Everything went Roosevelt's way against Garfield in their previous matchup back in January, as Roosevelt made off with a 6-1 win. In that match, the Rough Riders amassed a halftime lead of 5-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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