The Carlsbad Lancers will face off against the Oceanside Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carlsbad has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while Oceanside will come in with nine straight victories.
Carlsbad came up short against La Costa Canyon on Wednesday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 548th, while the Mavericks are ranked 177th).
Meanwhile, Oceanside's game on Wednesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They never let Torrey Pines onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by three goals or more this season.
Oceanside's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Carlsbad, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-2.
Carlsbad came up short against Oceanside in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Will Carlsbad have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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