The San Joaquin Memorial Panthers will take on the Hoover Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. San Joaquin Memorial will be strutting in after a win while Hoover will be coming in after a loss.
If Hoover heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when San Joaquin Memorial took over last week. San Joaquin Memorial narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Madera 2-1.
Nick Nassar and Diego Heredia scored both of San Joaquin Memorial's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Hoover has been on a difficult stretch since their win on January 7. They fell 3-1 to Sunnyside on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 909th, while the Wildcats are ranked 141st).
San Joaquin Memorial's win bumped their record up to 9-14-1. As for Hoover, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14-1.
Everything went San Joaquin Memorial's way against Hoover when the teams last played back in January, as San Joaquin Memorial made off with a 3-0 victory. Will San Joaquin Memorial repeat their success, or does Hoover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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