Brawley won the last time they faced Holtville and things went their way on Friday too. The Brawley Wildcats narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Holtville Vikings 2-1. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Vikings are ranked 914th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Axel Gonzalez and Luisvidal Jauregui scored both of Brawley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Brawley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those six contests. As for Holtville, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
Brawley wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next game, a 5-1 loss against Calexico on the 28th. Holtville has also already played their next matchup, a 1-1 draw against Southwest EC on the 28th.
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