The Modesto Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Enochs Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Modesto's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Modesto lost 5-1 to Turlock on Monday. While losing is never fun, Modesto can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while Turlock are ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, Enochs came up short against Pitman on Tuesday, falling 4-1. Enochs haven't had much luck with Pitman recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Enochs' goal came courtesy of Fabian Ruiz, who's now up to nine this season.
Modesto's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8-4. As for Enochs, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6-1.
Modesto came out on top in a nail-biter against Enochs when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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