The Downey Knights will head out to face off against the Modesto Panthers at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Downey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
If Modesto heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Downey took over last week. Downey came out on top against Enochs by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Eagles are ranked 331st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Downey hit Enochs with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jadon Castro Zamora, Jose Ramos, and Daniel Guzman.
Meanwhile, Modesto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 8-0 to Pitman.
The win made it two in a row for Downey and bumps their season record up to 13-3-3. As for Modesto, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16-3.
Downey took their victory against Modesto when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downey since the team 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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