The Heritage Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Emerald Aerouants at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Emerald took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Heritage, who comes in off a win.
Heritage had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the eight-goal drubbing they dealt Deer Valley on Tuesday. The Patriots were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Wolverines. That eight-goal margin sets a new team best for Heritage this season.
Meanwhile, Emerald was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against Freedom, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Emerald can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1009th, while Freedom are ranked 361st).
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-2-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four contests. As for Emerald, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
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