The Wheatland Pirates will square off against the Oakmont Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Wheatland has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 13.
On Friday, Wheatland came up short against Center and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1090th, while the Cougars are ranked 359th).
While Oakmont's fans didn't get a definitive result last Thursday, they were treated to the team's highest-scoring tie of the season. Neither they nor Marysville could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Mark Ramirez was the only thing that stood between Oakmont and a shutout considering he scored both of Oakmont's goals, bringing his season total up to two goals.
Oakmont's draw makes their record 5-3-5 this season. As for Wheatland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-2.
Wheatland skirted past Oakmont 1-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Wheatland repeat their success, or does Oakmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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