The Dos Palos Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the Coalinga Horned Toads at 5:31 p.m. on Tuesday. Dos Palos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
If Coalinga heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Dos Palos took over last week. Dos Palos sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Firebaugh on Friday. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Eagles are ranked 1046th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gerardo Andrade and Arturo Mendoza scored both of Dos Palos' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 39 goals.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in January, Coalinga was forced to settle for a draw on Friday. They and Tranquillity finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw.
Dos Palos' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. With that draw, Coalinga's record moves to 11-12-4.
Everything went Dos Palos' way against Coalinga when the teams last played back in January, as Dos Palos made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dos Palos since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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