The Southwest EC Eagles will take on the Brawley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southwest EC's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Southwest EC is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Central on Friday. Southwest EC fell 2-0 to Central. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 726th, while the Spartans are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brawley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Imperial on Friday. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Diego Padilla was the driving force of Brawley's attack as he scored both of Brawley's goals, bringing his season total up to 22 goals.
Brawley has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those 12 contests. As for Southwest EC, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-3.
Southwest EC suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Brawley when the teams last played back in January. Will Southwest EC have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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