The Lodi Flames will venture away from home to square off against the Tracy Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lodi is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against St. Mary's on Wednesday. Lodi fell just short of St. Mary's by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Flames can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 450th, while the Rams are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, Tracy entered their matchup against Lincoln on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Tracy came up short against Lincoln, falling 4-1. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 3-0.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 9-2-2. As for Lodi, they now have a losing record at 7-8-3.
Lodi came up short against Tracy when the teams last played back in January, falling 3-1. Can Lodi avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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