Emerald was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against the Heritage Patriots, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Emerald can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1013th, while Heritage are ranked 260th).
Emerald's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Heritage, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-2-3.
Emerald didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 13-0 loss against Granada on the 17th. As for Heritage, they have also already played their next contest, a 5-1 win against Pittsburg on the 20th.
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