The Gilroy Mustangs will take on the Live Oak Acorns at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gilroy's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Gilroy's offense. They came up short against Christopher on Tuesday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Gilroy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 579th, while Christopher are ranked 283rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Live Oak, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against Ann Sobrato by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Live Oak needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Something new happened on Tuesday as Giancarlo Cambronero saw his first action of the season, playing 80 minutes against Ann Sobrato. Cambronero made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Live Oak's victory bumped their record up to 8-3-2. As for Gilroy, they now have a losing record of 6-7-1.
Gilroy came out on top in a nail-biter against Live Oak in their previous meeting on January 13th, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Acorns have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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