The Southwest SD Raiders and the Calexico Bulldogs will round out the year against one another at at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest SD's last nine games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Southwest SD is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They had just enough and edged Otay Ranch out 3-2. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Calexico's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Poway by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Titans are ranked 92nd).
Southwest SD pushed their record up to 4-2-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Calexico, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2-2.
Southwest SD was able to grind out a solid win over Calexico in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest SD since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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