The Magnolia Sentinels will take on the Santiago Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Magnolia has three straight wins, Santiago has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Magnolia's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Los Amigos by a score of 2-0. The Sentinels' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Meanwhile, Santiago fell victim to Anaheim and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 5-0 to the Colonists. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 861st, while the Colonists are ranked 158th).
Santiago's loss dropped their record down to 2-11-2. As for Magnolia, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1-3.
Magnolia beat Santiago 2-0 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Magnolia repeat their success, or does Santiago have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
