Carpinteria hasn't had much luck against Santa Paula recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Carpinteria Warriors will welcome the Santa Paula Cardinals at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Carpinteria's offense. They fell 2-0 to Channel Islands on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Santa Paula waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They beat the Flashes by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Flashes are ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santa Paula is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those nine contests. As for Carpinteria, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
Carpinteria might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Santa Paula in their previous meeting on January 13th. Will Carpinteria have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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