The Coalinga Horned Toads are taking a road trip to challenge the Avenal Buccaneers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Coalinga will be strutting in after a win while Avenal will be coming in after a loss.
Coalinga headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Firebaugh let them put that streak behind them. Coalinga never let Firebaugh onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Horned Toads as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten goals the game before, Avenal was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell just short of Dos Palos by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Broncos are ranked 186th).
Coalinga pushed their record up to 9-8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those four contests. As for Avenal, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-2-4 record.
Coalinga was able to grind out a solid win over Avenal in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 2-0. Will Coalinga repeat their success, or does Avenal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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