The Imperial Tigers will face off against the Brawley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Imperial managed to keep up with Central until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Tigers came up short against the Spartans, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Imperial can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 339th, while Central are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Brawley fell victim to Calexico and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Imperial's loss dropped their record down to 13-6-1. As for Brawley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-9-3 record this season.
Imperial beat Brawley 2-0 in their previous meeting on January 13th. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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