The Santa Fe Chiefs are taking a road trip to challenge the Whittier Cardinals at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Fe's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Santa Fe is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against California on Thursday. They fell just short of the Condors by a score of 2-1.
Santa Fe's goal came courtesy of Juan Ramirez, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Whittier was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of La Serna.
Whittier's loss dropped their record down to 1-12-1. As for Santa Fe, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1-2 and their overall record down to 9-2-5.
Everything went Santa Fe's way against Whittier in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Santa Fe made off with a 5-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe 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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