The Clovis West Golden Eagles will head out to take on the Clovis Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Clovis West came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to Buchanan. While losing is never fun, Clovis West can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while Buchanan are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Clovis has been on a difficult stretch since their win on December 20. Neither they nor Clovis East could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Clovis as it put an end to their nine-match losing streak.
Clovis' draw gives them a new season record of 5-14-3. As for Clovis West, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-3.
Everything went Clovis West's way against Clovis when the teams last played back in January, as Clovis West made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Eagles 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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