The Crawford Colts are taking a road trip to face off against the Patrick Henry Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Patrick Henry will have to contend with a Crawford team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen since December 28. Crawford took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Coronado on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 772nd, while the Islanders are ranked 303rd).
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry entered their tilt with Coronado on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Islanders as they made off with a 3-0 win. Considering the Patriots have won six matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Patrick Henry has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those eight contests. As for Crawford, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12-4.
Crawford beat Patrick Henry 2-0 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crawford since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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