The Rancho San Juan Trailblazers will square off against the Watsonville Wildcatz at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Rancho San Juan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Rancho San Juan is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Everett Alvarez on Tuesday. Rancho San Juan fell just short of Everett Alvarez by a score of 4-3. Kaylee Hernandez probably wasn't too happy after the game: she scored every single goal for the Trailblazers and still walked away on the losing team.
Meanwhile, Watsonville fell victim to Soledad and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Aztecs. While losing is never fun, the Wildcatz can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 597th, while the Aztecs are ranked 60th).
Rancho San Juan's loss dropped their record down to 9-5-2. As for Watsonville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10-2 record this season.
Rancho San Juan skirted past Watsonville 2-1 when the teams last played back in January. Does Rancho San Juan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Watsonville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
