The El Rancho Dons will square off against the California Condors at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. El Rancho is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
El Rancho fought the good fight in their overtime match against La Serna on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Dons in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost four in a row.
El Rancho's goal came courtesy of Dayanara Gonzalez, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for California, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They put the hurt on Santa Fe with a sharp 4-1 win on Tuesday. The Condors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by three goals or more this season.
California's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those three contests. As for El Rancho, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2-2.
El Rancho took their win against California when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 6-2. In that match, El Rancho amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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