The Nordhoff Rangers will face off against the Carpinteria Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Nordhoff will be strutting in after a victory while Carpinteria will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Nordhoff turned things around against Heritage Christian on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 3-0 shutout. The score was close at the half, but the Rangers pulled away in the second half with two goals.
Meanwhile, Carpinteria entered their matchup against Fillmore on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Carpinteria fell 2-0 to Fillmore. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 574th, while the Flashes are ranked 144th).
This is the second loss in a row for Carpinteria and nudges their season record down to 3-5-1. As for Nordhoff, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8-1.
Nordhoff came up short against Carpinteria when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 3-1. Will Nordhoff have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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