Preview: Kaiser vs. Maranatha
Kaiser has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Maranatha Minutemen at TBD on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kaiser had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Normans and snuck past 2-1.
Meanwhile, Maranatha put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let California Military Institute onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The victory was nothing new for Maranatha as they're now sitting on seven straight.
They hit California Military Institute with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Luca Youssefian (3),
Sawyer Throop (2), and
Caleb Freeman.
Kaiser is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-4 record this season. As for Maranatha, their win bumped their record up to 14-6-3.
Kaiser took their win against Maranatha in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 5-2. Will Kaiser repeat their success, or does Maranatha have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
