The Rialto Knights will head out to face off against the Bloomington Bruins at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rialto has three straight wins, Bloomington has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Rialto's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Colton with a sharp 3-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won seven games by three goals or more so far this season.
Melissa Ramirez and Jazmine Aguayo scored all three of Rialto's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Bloomington's offense. They lost 5-0 to Carter on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 966th, while the Lions are ranked 313th).
Rialto pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those six contests. As for Bloomington, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
Everything went Rialto's way against Bloomington when the teams last played on Monday, as Rialto made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rialto since the squad 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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