The Half Moon Bay Cougars will take on the Cupertino Pioneers in a holiday battle at at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday. Half Moon Bay'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.
Half Moon Bay lost 4-1 to Salinas on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 755th, while the Cowboys are ranked 204th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Cupertino was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crystal Springs Uplands.
Cupertino has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Half Moon Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Half Moon Bay came out on top in a nail-biter against Cupertino in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Will Half Moon Bay repeat their success, or does Cupertino have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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