The Southwest SD Raiders will take on the Kearny Komets in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Southwest SD is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Point Loma on Friday. The Raiders fell just short of the Pointers by a score of 2-1. One thing that didn't help Southwest SD's chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Alejandro Enriquez.
Southwest SD's goal came courtesy of Bryan Silva, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Kearny's offense. They fell 2-0 to Central last Friday. While losing is never fun, Kearny can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while Central are ranked 61st).
Kearny's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-3. As for Southwest SD, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Southwest SD beat Kearny 2-0 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Komets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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