The Hoover Patriots will challenge the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Hoover's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sunnyside on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 821st, while the Wildcats are ranked 211th).
Meanwhile, San Joaquin Memorial also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell 2-0 to Madera on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly two goals.
San Joaquin Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 6-12-1. As for Hoover, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
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