The Fontana Steelers will head out on the road to challenge the Rialto Knights at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Fontana's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They won by a goal and slipped past San Gorgonio 1-0. That's two games straight that the Steelers have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Rialto entered their tilt with Bloomington on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Rialto who was credited with the win. Rialto got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Bloomington's three. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Bruins are ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rialto's one-goal win came courtesy of Cesar Castaneda, who's now up to three this season.
Rialto's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those three matchups. As for Fontana, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-5-1.
Fontana was able to grind out a solid victory over Rialto when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fontana 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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