The MacDonald Condor will venture away from home to  square off against the Saratoga Falcons  at 6:00  p.m.  on Thursday. MacDonald'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.
MacDonald lost  5-1 to Cupertino on Tuesday.
 Meanwhile, Saratoga's game  on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a  win as the  squad sidled past Lynbrook  3-2. Given the Falcons' advantage  in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings  (they are ranked 346th, while the Vikings are ranked 833rd), the result  wasn't entirely unexpected.
 Saratoga has also been performing  incredibly well recently as they've  won eight of their last nine matchups,  which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record  this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as  they  scored 34  goals over those nine  games. As for MacDonald, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11-3.
 MacDonald might still be hurting after the  5-0 defeat they got from Saratoga  when the teams last played  back in January. Can MacDonald avenge their  loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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