Heritage hasn't had much luck against Pittsburg recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Heritage Patriots will head out to challenge the Pittsburg Pirates at 6:00 p.m.
Heritage is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Deer Valley on Tuesday. Heritage fell just short of Deer Valley by a score of 3-2. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Falcons. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Falcons are ranked 962nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pittsburg hit Freedom with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from JHONATHAN DAVILA, AARON MEDINA, and ARTURO GONZALEZ.
Pittsburg pushed their record up to 8-2-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three contests. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-4.
Heritage might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Pittsburg in their previous meeting back in January. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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