Stevenson is 1-8-1 against Carmel since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Pirates will head out to face off against the Padres at 5:15 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Stevenson managed to keep up with Pacific Collegiate until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Pirates lost 3-0 to the Pumas. While losing is never fun, Stevenson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 450th, while Pacific Collegiate are ranked 218th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Carmel was not quite Monte Vista Christian's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-1. Carmel fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against Monte Vista Christian since Monday.
Stevenson's loss dropped their record down to 11-5-2. As for Carmel, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-2.
Stevenson came out on top in a nail-biter against Carmel in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates 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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