The Lompoc Braves will venture away from home to take on the Santa Ynez Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lompoc will be strutting in after a victory while Santa Ynez will be coming in after a loss.
Santa Ynez will be up against a hot Lompoc team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Lompoc came out on top against Mission College Prep by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Braves have won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Santa Ynez lost 5-1 to Santa Maria on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Saints are ranked 193rd).
Santa Ynez's goal came courtesy of Hannah Ricci, who's now up to five this season.
Lompoc's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-10-1. As for Santa Ynez, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1.
Lompoc came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Ynez in their previous meeting on January 7th, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lompoc since the team 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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