The El Capitan Gauchos will take on the Golden Valley Cougars at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
El Capitan's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Buhach Colony 1-0. That's two games straight that the Gauchos have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Golden Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Merced on Wednesday, sneaking past 2-1. The Cougars found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Jaiah Wright and Madisen Hutchings were both handed yellow cards.
Samantha Olmos-Salas and Ava Briceno scored both of Golden Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
El Capitan's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four games. As for Golden Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7-1.
El Capitan skirted past Golden Valley 3-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Does El Capitan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Golden Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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