The St. Francis Troubadours will take on the Oak Ridge Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
St. Francis fell victim to Del Oro and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Golden Eagles, falling 3-0. One reason for the loss might be St. Francis' aggressive play style: Norah White and Marissa Ow were both handed yellow cards.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Davis Sr. While losing is never fun, Oak Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 426th, while Davis Sr. are ranked 128th).
Oak Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-2. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5-4.
Everything went St. Francis' way against Oak Ridge in their previous meeting back in January, as St. Francis made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Troubadours have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
