The Roosevelt Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Norco Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Roosevelt will head out to face Norco after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. The Mustangs took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Centennial.
Roosevelt was without their leading scorer, Dominic Fritzges, in Friday's contest. With Fritzges sitting this one out, Cruz Sanchez got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 54.4).
Meanwhile, Norco kept a clean sheet against King on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Wolves 1-0. That's two games straight that Norco have won by just one goal.
The victory made it two in a row for Norco and bumps their season record up to 8-8-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matchups. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5-3.
Roosevelt beat Norco by a goal in their previous meeting on January 9th, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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