The Eastlake Titans will head out on the road to take on the Bonita Vista Barons 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.
Last Saturday, Eastlake didn't have quite enough to beat Southwest SD and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Bonita Vista was not quite Olympian's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Barons came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Eagles are ranked 886th).
Eastlake's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1-1 and their overall record down to 6-4-4. As for Bonita Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6-3.
Eastlake was able to grind out a solid win over Bonita Vista in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastlake since the squad 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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