Clovis West hasn't had much luck against Buchanan recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Clovis West Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Buchanan Bears at 4:00 p.m. Clovis West's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Buchanan's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Clovis West is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Clovis East on Friday. Clovis West fell just short of Clovis East by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Golden Eagles came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Timberwolves are ranked 290th).
Meanwhile, Buchanan came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Grizzlies a 5-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 12 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Buchanan has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven games. As for Clovis West, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1-1 and their overall record down to 12-2-2.
Clovis West beat Buchanan 2-0 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clovis West since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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