The El Capitan Gauchos will head out on the road to square off against the Golden Valley Cougars at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. El Capitan will be strutting in after a win while Golden Valley will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, El Capitan sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Buhach Colony. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Thunder are ranked 1007th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Golden Valley was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell just short of Merced by a score of 2-1. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
El Capitan now has a winning record of 6-5-6. As for Golden Valley, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1-1 and their overall record down to 6-4-2.
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