Narbonne entered their contest against Birmingham on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Narbonne Gauchos might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Birmingham Patriots an easy 5-2 victory. While losing is never fun, the Gauchos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Patriots are ranked first).
Bryan Maldonado wasn't going to let Birmingham walk away unscathed as he scored both of Narbonne's goals, bringing his season total up to seven goals.
Narbonne's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2-1. As for Birmingham, the win keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Narbonne will be taking part in a tournament against Animo Robinson at 4:10 p.m. on December 26th. Narbonne is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season. As for Birmingham, they will venture away from home to challenge Oxnard at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Birmingham knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Oxnard likes a good challenge.
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