The Montebello Oilers are taking a road trip to take on the Bell Gardens Lancers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Montebello's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Montebello's offense. They came up short against Alhambra on Tuesday, falling 6-0.
Meanwhile, Bell Gardens also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 5-0 to San Gabriel on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Bell Gardens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1102nd, while San Gabriel are ranked 495th).
Montebello's loss dropped their record down to 5-12-1. As for Bell Gardens, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
Everything went Montebello's way against Bell Gardens when the teams last played on January 13th, as Montebello made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Oilers 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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