The Richmond Oilers will square off against the Bethel Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bethel took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Richmond, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Richmond turned things around against De Anza on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Dons a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bethel challenged Albany on Thursday. Bethel came up short against Albany, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1039th, while the Cougars are ranked 212th).
Bethel dropped their record down to 1-12 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Richmond, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 3-8-1.
Everything went Richmond's way against Bethel when the teams last played back in February of 2022, as Richmond made off with a 7-0 win. Will Richmond repeat their success, or does Bethel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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