The Madera Coyotes will challenge the Sanger Apaches at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Madera has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while Sanger will come in with three straight victories.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Madera's offense. They came up short against Madera South on Wednesday, falling 4-0.
Meanwhile, Sanger kept a clean sheet against San Joaquin Memorial on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 2-0. Given the Apaches' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Panthers are ranked 592nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaylynn Foltz and Ava Martinez scored both of Sanger's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Sanger has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-1-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 45 goals over those 12 matchups. As for Madera, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
Madera came up short against Sanger in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 2-0. Can Madera avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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