The Piedmont Hills Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Gilroy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Piedmont Hills is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Leigh on Tuesday. Piedmont Hills took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Leigh. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Longhorns are ranked 13th).
Sophia Norton and Natalia Lopez scored both of Piedmont Hills' goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Gilroy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Leland. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by just one goal.
Gilroy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Piedmont Hills, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season.
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