Firebaugh is 0-10 against Mendota since April of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Firebaugh Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Mendota Aztecs at 5:30 p.m.
Firebaugh is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Dos Palos. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1046th, while the Broncos are ranked 250th).
Meanwhile, Mendota had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Buccaneers.
Mendota's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those four games. As for Firebaugh, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-20-1.
Firebaugh suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Mendota when the teams last played back in January. Can Firebaugh avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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