The Tracy Bulldogs will square off against the St. Mary's Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Tracy beat Lodi 3-1. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Flames are ranked 478th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They never let the Wolfpack onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Rams were the better team in the second half.
St. Mary's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matches. As for Tracy, their win bumped their record up to 7-1-1.
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