Carmel was the 1-0 winner over Gonzales when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Carmel Padres took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gonzales Spartans on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Padres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 732nd, while the Spartans are ranked 345th).
Carmel has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-6-1 record this season. As for Gonzales, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3-3.
Carmel has already played their next match (against Ceiba College Preparatory Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gonzales will challenge Pacific Collegiate at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pacific Collegiate's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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