The Firebaugh Falcons will venture away from home to take on the La Mirada Matadores at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Firebaugh and nine for La Mirada.
Firebaugh fought the good fight in their overtime match against Dominguez on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Dons by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, Firebaugh can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 676th, while Dominguez are ranked 249th).
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for La Mirada's offense. They fell just short of Norwalk by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that La Mirada have lost by just one goal.
Firebaugh's loss dropped their record down to 6-8-2. As for La Mirada, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Firebaugh came out on top in a nail-biter against La Mirada when the teams last played on January 8th, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons 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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