The Downey Knights will take on the Woodcreek Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Downey is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won by a goal and slipped past Rocklin 3-2. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Woodcreek hasn't lost a match since January 7th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Granite Bay. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Grizzlies are ranked 168th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vince Noble and Landon Wong scored both of Woodcreek's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Woodcreek is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those 12 matchups. The victory made it two in a row for Downey and bumps their season record up to 15-4.
Downey came up short against Woodcreek in their previous matchup back in February of 2017, falling 3-1. Can Downey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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