The Golden Valley Cougars will take on the El Capitan Gauchos at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.
Golden Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Merced on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 2-1. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday El Capitan sidestepped Buhach Colony for a 2-1 victory. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Thunder are ranked 1007th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Golden Valley's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1-1 and their overall record down to 6-4-2. As for El Capitan, they now have a winning record of 6-5-6.
Golden Valley beat El Capitan by a goal in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 2-1. Does Golden Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Capitan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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