The Great Oak Wolfpack are taking a road trip to square off against the Chaparral Pumas at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Chaparral took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Great Oak, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Great Oak narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Vista Murrieta 2-1. Given the Wolfpack's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Broncos are ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Chaparral entered their contest against Temecula Valley on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Chaparral came up short against Temecula Valley, falling 5-0. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Pumas' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Great Oak is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six matchups. As for Chaparral, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-1.
Great Oak took their victory against Chaparral in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Great Oak since the squad 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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