Willows is 1-8-1 against Live Oak since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Honkers will take on the Lions in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. Live Oak took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Willows, who comes in off a win.
Willows took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Oroville as they made off with an 8-2 win. The contest marked Willows' most dominant victory of the season.
They hit Oroville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Humberto Medina (4), Anthony Huerta Ruvalcava (2), and Santiago Reynoso (2).
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Live Oak's offense. They fell just short of Pierce by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Live Oak can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 211th, while Pierce are ranked 31st).
Live Oak's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Willows, with the win, they broke their three-match losing streak and moved their record to 3-5.
Willows couldn't quite get it done against Live Oak in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 as they fell 4-2. Can the Honkers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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