The Carson Colts and the Smidt Tech Grey Wolves will round out the year against one another at at 1:50 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carson has five straight wins, Smidt Tech has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Carson's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They won by a goal and slipped past Wilson 1-0. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Mules are ranked 914th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson's one-goal win came courtesy of Marco Cruz, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Smidt Tech fell victim to Stern and their airtight defense last Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans.
Carson pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three matches. As for Smidt Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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