The Del Norte Nighthawks will challenge the Mission Hills Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Del Norte's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Del Norte's offense. They fell just short of San Marcos by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Knights are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Mission Hills hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They never let Mt. Carmel onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that the Grizzlies have won by just one goal.
Mission Hills' victory bumped their record up to 11-0-2. As for Del Norte, they now have a losing record at 4-5-2.
Del Norte might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Mission Hills when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Del Norte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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