The Madera Coyotes will head out on the road to face off against the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for Madera and four for San Joaquin Memorial.
Madera fell victim to Justin Garza and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Guardians, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 892nd, while the Guardians are ranked 378th).
Meanwhile, San Joaquin Memorial also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of Bullard by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by just one goal.
San Joaquin Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 5-11-3. As for Madera, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12-1.
Madera came out on top in a nail-biter against San Joaquin Memorial in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Does Madera have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Joaquin Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
