It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Orland can now relate to. They fell just short of the Piedmont Highlanders by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 649th, while the Highlanders are ranked 249th).
Orland's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those three contests. As for Piedmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Orland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Piedmont, they will host Colusa at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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