The Merced Bears are taking a road trip to face off against the El Capitan Gauchos at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Merced'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.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Merced's offense. They came up short against Buhach Colony on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, El Capitan had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Gauchos have won by just one goal.
Merced's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for El Capitan, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5-2 record this season.
Everything went Merced's way against El Capitan in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Merced made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merced since the team 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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