Soccer Preview: McKinleyville vs. Making Waves Academy
The McKinleyville Panthers will challenge the Making Waves Academy Marlins at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. McKinleyville is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
McKinleyville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Fortuna a 3-0 shutout. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Making Waves Academy faced Arcata in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Making Waves Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Arcata. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Marlins.
McKinleyville has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 51 goals over those ten contests. As for Making Waves Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3-6.
McKinleyville came up short against Making Waves Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, falling 2-0. Can McKinleyville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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