On Wednesday, the Alameda Hornets kept a clean sheet against the San Lorenzo Grizzlies. They had just enough and edged the Grizzlies out 1-0. Give Alameda's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Natan Welday, who's now up to seven this season.
Alameda has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-4 record this season. As for San Lorenzo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
Alameda will be playing in front of their home fans against Hayward at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hayward will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each game than the last. As for San Lorenzo, they will head out on the road to challenge Encinal at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. San Lorenzo is facing Encinal at the right time seeing as Encinal is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.