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| 01/24/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 02/02/24 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 01/16/24 - Away | 2-2 T |
| 12/04/23 - Away | 0-1 L |
| 02/02/23 - Away | 2-0 W |
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Imperial and Southwest EC are an even 4-4-2 against one another since March of 2021, but likely not for long. The Imperial Tigers will square off against the Southwest EC Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Imperial's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Imperial's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Holtville out 1-0. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Vikings are ranked 889th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southwest EC was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Calexico. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by just one goal.
Southwest EC's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12-3. As for Imperial, their win bumped their record up to 13-6-7.
Imperial took their victory against Southwest EC in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Imperial since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
