Barstow is 0-10 against Granite Hills since January of 2020 but things could change on Wednesday. The Barstow Aztecs will head out on the road to face off against the Granite Hills Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Barstow's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Silverado as Barstow made off with a 9-0 win. It was an even better day for Madalynn Ayala as she scored six goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 13-0 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Rebels are ranked 838th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Granite Hills has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 44 goals over those eight games. As for Barstow, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8-1.
Barstow suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Granite Hills when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Barstow avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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