Soccer Game Preview: Rancho Cotate vs. Novato

The Rancho Cotate Cougars will face off against the Novato Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Rancho Cotate's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past Piner 1-0. That's two games straight that Rancho Cotate have won by just one goal.

Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Novato was forced to settle for a draw. They and St. Patrick-St. Vincent finished up their contest with a 2-2 draw last Thursday.

The victory made it two in a row for Rancho Cotate and bumps their season record up to 2-0-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matchups. Novato's draw gives them a new season record of 0-1-1.