Pacifica's and Ventura's match on Friday was close at halftime, but Pacifica turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. The Pacifica Tritons blew past the Ventura Cougars 4-1. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Cougars are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pacifica has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-1-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those nine contests. As for Ventura, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11-3.
Pacifica will be playing at home against Dos Pueblos at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ventura, they will challenge Rio Mesa at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Ventura's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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