The Sanger Apaches will square off against the Madera South Stallions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sanger's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Torres. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Apaches were the better team in the second half.
Cesar Romo was the driving force of Sanger's attack as he scored both of Sanger's goals, bringing his season total up to five goals.
Meanwhile, Madera South came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 2-0. The win was all the more spectacular given the Stallions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Tigers are ranked 26th).
Something new happened on Thursday as Alan Avila saw his first action of the season, playing 40 minutes against Edison. Avila made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Madera South pushed their record up to 8-2-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three matchups. As for Sanger, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4-3.
Sanger was able to grind out a solid victory over Madera South in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sanger since the team 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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