The Nordhoff Rangers will square off against the Santa Paula Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Nordhoff has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Santa Paula will arrive with four straight wins.
Things were looking good for Nordhoff after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Dunn by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Santa Paula earned a 3-1 victory over Hueneme on Wednesday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Vikings are ranked 551st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nordhoff's loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1. As for Santa Paula, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-2 record this season.
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