The Sheldon Huskies will venture away from home to square off against the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 6:00 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.
Sheldon is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Franklin on Wednesday. Sheldon fell 2-0 to Franklin.
Meanwhile, Laguna Creek fell victim to Monterey Trail and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Mustangs an easy 5-0 victory. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 680th, while the Mustangs are ranked 143rd).
Sheldon's loss dropped their record down to 2-2-1. As for Laguna Creek, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went Sheldon's way against Laguna Creek when the teams last played back in December of 2021, as Sheldon made off with a 3-0 win. Will Sheldon repeat their success, or does Laguna Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
