The Bellflower Buccaneers will face off against the Warren Bears at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Bellflower's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Bellflower fell victim to Paramount and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Pirates are ranked 142nd).
Meanwhile, Warren waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Vikings a 2-0 shutout.
Warren is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those seven contests. As for Bellflower, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 4-4-4.
Bellflower skirted past Warren 3-2 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Does Bellflower have another victory up their sleeve, or will Warren turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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