After flying high against Saint Mary's last Thursday, El Cerrito came back down to earth. The El Cerrito Gauchos came up short against the Pinole Valley Spartans on Wednesday, falling 5-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Gauchos came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Spartans are ranked 446th).
Gauchos
| 01/22/25 @ Pinole Valley | 2-5 |
| 01/16/25 @ Saint Mary's | 3-0 |
| 01/14/25 vs Albany | 1-0 |
| 01/10/25 @ Salesian College Preparatory | 2-0 |
| 01/07/25 @ Richmond | 1-3 |
The defeat snapped El Cerrito's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-2 record. As for Pinole Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-5-5.
El Cerrito will square off against Richmond at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Cerrito is on a four-game streak of home wins, Richmond a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the pitch. As for Pinole Valley, they will face off against Albany at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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