The Santa Paula Cardinals will head out to face off against the Hueneme Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Paula is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Santa Paula will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Carpinteria on Monday. Santa Paula never let Carpinteria onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Warriors are ranked 473rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hueneme hasn't lost a match since December 19, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game back in December of 2024. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Marina 1-0. That's two games straight that Hueneme has won by just one goal.
Santa Paula has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five games. As for Hueneme, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6-2.
Everything went Santa Paula's way against Hueneme in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Santa Paula made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Paula 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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