Soccer Preview: Del Norte vs. Ferndale
The Del Norte Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Ferndale Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Del Norte is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: St. Bernard's, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Del Norte was ranked sixth). Del Norte fell just short of St. Bernard's by a score of 1-0 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Ferndale has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 14. They and South Fork finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Ferndale's goal came courtesy of
Gianna Regli, which was the first she's scored this season.
Del Norte's loss dropped their record down to 5-3-2. With that draw, Ferndale's record moves to 2-7-3.
Del Norte beat Ferndale 2-0 in their previous meeting on Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Del Norte 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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