The Hoover Tornados will face off against the El Rancho Dons at 5:15 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.
Hoover lost 6-1 to Corona on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Tornados can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Panthers are ranked 116th).
Meanwhile, El Rancho's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy. That's two games in a row now that the Dons have lost by exactly two goals.
This is the second loss in a row for El Rancho and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Hoover, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
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