Soccer Game Preview: Novato vs. Rancho Cotate

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

Novato is looking to pick up the season's first win, something they couldn't quite do against St. Patrick-St. Vincent last Thursday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw.

Meanwhile, Rancho Cotate kept a clean sheet against Piner on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Prospectors. That's two games straight that Rancho Cotate have won by just one goal.

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. With that draw, Novato's record moves to 0-1-1.