The Wheatland Pirates will take on the Oakmont Vikings in a holiday battle at at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Wheatland is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Center on Tuesday. Wheatland fell just short of Center by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 707th, while the Cougars are ranked 142nd).
Meanwhile, Oakmont kept a clean sheet against Marysville on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 2-0. The result kept the Vikings happy, as they haven't lost a game since December 6th.
Oakmont's win bumped their record up to 3-1-3. As for Wheatland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-2 record this season.
Wheatland skirted past Oakmont 1-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Wheatland repeat their success, or does Oakmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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