The Muir Mustangs and the Firebaugh Falcons will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Muir will be strutting in after a victory while Firebaugh will be coming in after a loss.
Muir is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Blair an 8-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Mustangs have won four matchups by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Firebaugh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were one goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Villa Park. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 728th, while the Spartans are ranked 88th).
Firebaugh's loss dropped their record down to 0-6-1. As for Muir, their win bumped their record up to 6-1-2.
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