The Natomas Nighthawks will venture away from home to square off against the Dixon Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Natomas took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Woodland out 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Nighthawks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 615th, while Wolves are ranked 70th).
Meanwhile, Dixon had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lions an 8-0 shutout. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Destiny Christian Academy from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Gabriel Sierra led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Dixon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 41 goals over those six matches. As for Natomas, they now have a winning record of 7-6-1.
Natomas suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Dixon when the teams last played last Wednesday. Can Natomas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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