The Gilroy Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gilroy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Gilroy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Evergreen Valley. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Cougars are ranked 1030th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Uziel Hernandez and Juan Quiroz scored both of Gilroy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Yerba Buena was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Independence by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Aztec Warriors haven't been shut out since back in December of 2024.
Gilroy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 7-1-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four matches. As for Yerba Buena, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Gilroy took their victory against Yerba Buena in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gilroy 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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