The Casa Grande Gauchos will challenge the Petaluma Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Casa Grande is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.1 goals per game this season.
Casa Grande is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Branson on Saturday. Casa Grande fell just short of Branson by a score of 3-2. The loss put an end to the Gauchos' undefeated start to the season.
Karissa Roldan and Ariadna Analco Ventura scored both of Casa Grande's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Petaluma kept a clean sheet against Napa on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Grizzlies with a sharp 9-0 victory. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by four goals or more this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Casa Grande fell to 9-1-2. As for Petaluma, their win bumped their record up to 8-4-3.
Casa Grande was able to grind out a solid victory over Petaluma in their previous meeting back in January, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Casa Grande since the squad 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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