Citrus Valley is 1-8-1 against Beaumont since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Blackhawks will head out to face off against the Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Citrus Valley is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Redlands on Tuesday. The Blackhawks fell just short of the Terriers by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Citrus Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 722nd, while Redlands are ranked 323rd).
Meanwhile, Beaumont entered their tilt with Yucaipa on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Thunderbirds a 1-0 shutout. Give Beaumont's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Nicholas Herbert, who's now up to three this season.
Beaumont's win bumped their record up to 14-1-2. As for Citrus Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-3.
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