The Sunnyside Wildcats will square off against the Madera Coyotes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Madera will be up against a hot Sunnyside team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Sunnyside's defense stepped up to hand San Joaquin Memorial a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Wildcats' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Eduardo Rodriguez, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Madera hadn't done well against Roosevelt recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Madera had just enough and edged Roosevelt out 3-2. The win was all the more spectacular given the Coyotes' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 799th, while the Rough Riders are ranked 363rd).
Sunnyside's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those three games. As for Madera, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-13-3 record this season.
Sunnyside took their win against Madera in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Will Sunnyside repeat their success, or does Madera have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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