The Pacheco Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Johansen Vikings at 6:15 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.
Pacheco is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game two weeks ago. They lost 8-0 to Central Valley. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 907th, while the Hawks are ranked 79th).
Meanwhile, Johansen kept a clean sheet against Hughson on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Huskies out 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Vikings were the better team in the second half.
Johansen's win bumped their record up to 4-2-3. As for Pacheco, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Pacheco might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Johansen when the teams last played back in January. Can Pacheco avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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