The Rialto Knights will challenge the Bloomington Bruins at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Rialto's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Rialto's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Carter. The win was all the more spectacular given Rialto's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 676th, while Carter are ranked 179th).
Rialto's one-goal win came courtesy of Melissa Ramirez, who's now up to ten this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in December of 2025, Bloomington was forced to settle for a draw on Thursday. They and Rim of the World finished up their matchup with a 0-0 draw.
Rialto's victory bumped their record up to 5-8-4. Bloomington's draw gives them a new season record of 2-7-5.
Everything went Rialto's way against Bloomington when the teams last played back in January of 2025, as Rialto made off with a 4-0 win. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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