The Natomas Nighthawks will face off against the Rio Linda Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Natomas' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Destiny Christian Academy as Natomas made off with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Nighthawks, who have now won four matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Destiny Christian Academy from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Sebastian Torres led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Rio Linda came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Eagles. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Eagles are ranked 1048th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rio Linda's win bumped their record up to 8-6-3. As for Natomas, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3-1.
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