The Albany Cougars will square off against the El Cerrito Gauchos at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
El Cerrito will be up against a hot Albany squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. Albany's defense stepped up to hand De Anza an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday. Caroline Alanis was a massive factor in the win as she booted in five goals all by herself.
Selina Liu, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Albany squad sat out for Wednesday's matchup. With Liu sidelined, Albany had to make some changes to the lineup. And. The pair took full advantage of the opportunity: Alyssa Seo put up two assists, while she scored a goal.
Meanwhile, El Cerrito won against Pinole Valley on Tuesday with four goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. Everything went El Cerrito's way against Richmond as El Cerrito made off with a 4-0 win. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Oilers are ranked 869th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Cerrito is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those nine contests. As for Albany, they pushed their record up to 9-1-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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