The Southwest EC Eagles will challenge the Holtville Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest EC'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.
Friday just wasn't the day for Southwest EC's offense. They fell just short of Brawley by a score of 1-0 back in December of 2024. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 828th, while the Wildcats are ranked 395th).
Meanwhile, Holtville managed to keep up with Brawley until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Holtville came up short against Brawley, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost eight in a row.
Southwest EC's loss dropped their record down to 5-9-1. As for Holtville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Southwest EC was able to grind out a solid win over Holtville in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 3-1. Will Southwest EC repeat their success, or does Holtville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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