The Sanger Apaches will face off against the Madera Coyotes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sanger has three straight wins, Madera has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Sanger's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over San Joaquin Memorial. Given the Apaches' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Panthers are ranked 592nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaylynn Foltz and Ava Martinez scored both of Sanger's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Madera's offense. They lost 4-0 to Madera South on Wednesday.
Sanger has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-1-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 45 goals over those 12 games. As for Madera, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
Sanger was able to grind out a solid win over Madera when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 2-0. Does Sanger have another victory up their sleeve, or will Madera turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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