The Yucaipa Thunderbirds will face off against the Beaumont Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Yucaipa's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Yucaipa's offense. They came up short against Redlands East Valley last Friday, falling 6-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beaumont). Their defense stepped up to hand Aquinas a 14-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Cougars have won six contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Aquinas from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Rian Quiroz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Beaumont pushed their record up to 7-5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for Yucaipa, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything went Yucaipa's way against Beaumont in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as Yucaipa made off with a 5-0 win. Does Yucaipa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beaumont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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