It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pioneer can now relate to. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pacheco Panthers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while the Panthers are ranked 99th).
Ailton Espinoza wasn't going to let Pacheco walk away unscathed as he scored both of Pioneer's goals, bringing his season total up to two goals.
Pioneer now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Pacheco, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-5.
Pioneer does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pacheco, they will take on Vista del Lago at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Vista del Lago will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Pacheco surely won't give up without a fight.
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