Santa Fe is on a five-game streak of home wins, while El Rancho is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Santa Fe Chiefs will host the El Rancho Dons at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Fe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Santa Fe will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Whittier on Tuesday. Santa Fe blew past Whittier 5-1. The result was nothing new for the Chiefs, who have now won six matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Mya Campbell and Kaylee Ruiz scored all five of Santa Fe's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, El Rancho fought the good fight in their overtime game against La Serna last Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Dons came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Lancers are ranked 259th).
El Rancho's loss dropped their record down to 8-2-2. As for Santa Fe, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season.
Santa Fe came up short against El Rancho in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 4-2. Can Santa Fe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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