The Firebaugh Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the South Gate Rams at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Firebaugh's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Firebaugh's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Centennial 1-0.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between South Gate and Venice, and Venice kept the tradition alive. The Rams came up short against the Gondoliers on Wednesday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, South Gate can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 355th, while Venice are ranked 43rd).
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-5-2. As for South Gate, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3-2.
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