The Atwater Falcons will face off against the El Capitan Gauchos at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. El Capitan took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Atwater, who comes in off a win.
Atwater's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Buhach Colony by a score of 2-0. Given Atwater's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 359th, while Buhach Colony are ranked 855th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaden Lopez and Mark Turrey scored both of Atwater's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, El Capitan was not quite Merced's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears. El Capitan have struggled against Merced recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
El Capitan's loss dropped their record down to 2-4-4. As for Atwater, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-6-5 record this season.
Atwater skirted past El Capitan 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Gauchos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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