Orange Cove and Strathmore are an even 4-4-1 against one another since December of 2014, but likely not for long. The Orange Cove Titans will square off against the Strathmore Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Orange Cove fell victim to Orosi and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Cardinals. The Titans have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Strathmore also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Lindsay on Tuesday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 891st, while the Cardinals are ranked 27th).
Orange Cove's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-2. As for Strathmore, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10-5.
Orange Cove might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Strathmore in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Orange Cove was down 4-1.
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