The Poway Titans will challenge the Del Norte Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Del Norte is facing Poway at the wrong time: Poway suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 2-0 to the Knights. The shutout was out of character for the Titans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, Del Norte kept a clean sheet against Mt. Carmel on Tuesday. They skirted past the Sundevils 1-0. The win was all the more spectacular given the Nighthawks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Sundevils are ranked 47th).
Del Norte's one-goal win came courtesy of Kaylee Rebugio, which was the first she's scored this season.
Poway's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2-1. As for Del Norte, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3-1 record this season.
Poway took their victory against Del Norte in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Poway repeat their success, or does Del Norte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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