The Oxnard Yellowjackets will take on the Ventura Cougars at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Oxnard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Oxnard's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Santa Barbara. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Dons are ranked 573rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ventura managed to keep up with Dos Pueblos until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Ventura lost 4-0 to Dos Pueblos. The shutout was out of character for the Cougars seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in December of 2024.
Oxnard's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those six games. As for Ventura, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7-3.
Everything went Oxnard's way against Ventura in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Oxnard made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oxnard 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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