The Winters Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Gridley Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Winters' last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Winters' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Live Oak 1-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Winters' one-goal win came courtesy of Chase Gibson, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gridley). They blew past University Prep 10-0 on Tuesday. Given Gridley's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 81st, while University Prep are ranked 954th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Gridley and bumps their season record up to 7-1. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those two contests. As for Winters, their win bumped their record up to 9-1-1.
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