The Clovis Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Central East Bengals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clovis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Clovis is headed into the contest having not lost since January 20 and will look to keep things rolling. They put the hurt on Clovis West with a sharp 6-2 win on Friday. Christian Orpinenda was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Central East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Clovis East. While losing is never fun, Central East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while Clovis East are ranked 147th).
Clovis pushed their record up to 17-2-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three matchups. As for Central East, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13-4.
Clovis beat Central East by a goal in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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