Carpinteria hasn't had much luck against Channel Islands recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Carpinteria Warriors will head out to challenge the Channel Islands Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Carpinteria needed a bit of extra time to put away Nordhoff. They beat the Rangers by a goal, winning 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Warriors were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Channel Islands). They blew past Fillmore 5-2 on Monday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Raiders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 377th, while the Flashes are ranked 135th).
The victory got Channel Islands back to even at 5-5-3. As for Carpinteria, their win bumped their record up to 4-5-1.
Everything went Carpinteria's way against Channel Islands in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Carpinteria made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carpinteria 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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