The Amador Buffaloes will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Ripon Indians at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Amador is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Mira Loma on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Matadors.
Meanwhile, Ripon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was East Union who was credited with the win. East Union got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Ripon's three. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Lancers are ranked 98th).
Amador's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Ripon, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Amador skirted past Ripon 1-0 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Does Amador have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ripon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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