The Carter Lions will head out to square off against the Bloomington Bruins at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Carter's offense. They fell 2-0 to Rialto on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 564th, while the Knights are ranked 198th).
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in December of 2024, Bloomington was forced to settle for a draw on Wednesday. They and Fontana finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The Bruins had to tread lightly for part of the game as Junior Pineda and Chrysler Castelo were both handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Bloomington's goal came courtesy of Jeremiah Romero, who's now up to six this season.
Bloomington's draw makes their record 4-4-2 this season. As for Carter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6-3.
Carter beat Bloomington by a goal in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carter since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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