The Grant Pacers are taking a road trip to square off against the West Park Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grant's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Grant's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Rio Linda 1-0. Given the Pacers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Knights are ranked 821st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grant's one-goal win came courtesy of Dayana Vega Cea, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, West Park beat Monterey Trail 2-0 on Friday. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of four yellow cards before it was all over.
West Park's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Grant, their win bumped their record up to 4-1-1.
Grant suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to West Park in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Grant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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