Encinal hasn't had much luck against Bishop O'Dowd recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Encinal Jets will take on the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 6:30 p.m.
Encinal is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Thursday. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Berkeley. While losing is never fun, the Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1158th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 53rd).
Tennyson typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Bishop O'Dowd proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a goal and slipped past the Lancers 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dragons.
Nicolas Stratton and Alexander Garcia scored both of Bishop O'Dowd's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Encinal's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Bishop O'Dowd, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4-3 record this season.
Encinal suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Bishop O'Dowd when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Encinal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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