Wheatland is 0-5 against Colfax since December of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Wheatland Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Colfax Falcons at 7:00 p.m.
Wheatland lost 7-1 to Oakmont on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 947th, while the Vikings are ranked 373rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Colfax, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Marysville an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Falcons have won ten matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Marysville from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Emma Menth led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Colfax pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six contests. As for Wheatland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-13-3.
Wheatland suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Colfax in their previous matchup on January 7th. Will Wheatland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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