The Whittier Cardinals will face off against the Santa Fe Chiefs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Whittier's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Whittier lost 13-1 to California on Monday. Whittier were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 6-1.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe hadn't done well against El Rancho recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Chiefs never let the Dons get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Santa Fe is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those eight matches. As for Whittier, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10-1.
Whittier suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Santa Fe when the teams last played two weeks ago. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Cardinals were down 6-0.
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