The Manual Arts Toilers will head out to face off against the Jefferson Democrats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Manual Arts fell victim to Dr. Maya Angelou Community and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Phoenix. Manual Arts haven't had much luck with Dr. Maya Angelou Community recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Jefferson also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Diego Rivera by a score of 3-1. While losing is never fun, Jefferson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while Diego Rivera are ranked 156th).
Jefferson's goal came courtesy of Jose Carlos Lua, who's now up to five this season.
Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5-1. As for Manual Arts, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Manual Arts might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Jefferson in their previous meeting back in December of 2025. Can the Toilers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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