The ESAT Grizzlies are taking a road trip to square off against the Alliance Bloomfield Bulls at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. ESAT will be strutting in after a win while Alliance Bloomfield will be coming in after a loss.
Alliance Bloomfield better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when ESAT really get things going. Everything went ESAT's way against East College Prep back in December of 2024 as ESAT made off with a 9-3 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Grizzlies needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Their offense was hitting East College Prep from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Christian Fuentes led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Alliance Bloomfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were one goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Hawkins. While losing is never fun, the Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1085th, while the Hawks are ranked 337th).
Alliance Bloomfield used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Hawkins. Alexander Rodriguez played for 80 minutes having averaged 57.1 this season and Jose Mancia got 80 vs. an average of 41.4. Rodriguez made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals and two steals A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
The win made it two in a row for ESAT and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Alliance Bloomfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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