The Banning Pilots will challenge the San Pedro Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Banning fell victim to Venice and their airtight defense back in December of 2024. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Gondoliers an easy 6-0 win. While losing is never fun, the Pilots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 445th, while the Gondoliers are ranked 195th).
Meanwhile, San Pedro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were one goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of South. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by just one goal.
Andre Carvallo and Daniel Ortiz scored both of San Pedro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Banning now has a losing record at 2-3-2. As for San Pedro, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Banning beat San Pedro 4-2 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Banning repeat their success, or does San Pedro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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