The Santa Fe Chiefs will head out to face off against the Whittier Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Whittier took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Santa Fe, who comes in off a win.
Santa Fe's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against El Rancho by a score of 2-0.
Meanwhile, Whittier was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against California, falling 13-1. While losing is never fun, Whittier can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 866th, while California are ranked 295th).
Santa Fe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those eight matchups. As for Whittier, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10-1.
Santa Fe got the 'W' in their previous matchup two weeks ago against Whittier by a conclusive 9-1 score. In that contest, the Chiefs amassed a halftime lead of 6-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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