Narbonne has won three straight games at home, while Birmingham has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Narbonne Gauchos will be home for the holidays to greet the Birmingham Patriots at 4:30 p.m. Narbonne is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Last Friday, Narbonne narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cabrillo 2-1. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Jaguars are ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zen Matsumoto and Jorge Lopez scored both of Narbonne's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Birmingham kept a clean sheet against Newbury Park on Monday. They blew past the Panthers 4-0. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won four matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Narbonne has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which lines up perfectly with their 4-1-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four contests. As for Birmingham, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
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