Soccer Preview: Modoc vs. Tulelake
Modoc has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Tulelake Honkers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Modoc is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Quincy, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Modoc was ranked 17th). Modoc came out on top against Quincy by a score of 4-2 on Saturday.
Modoc used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Quincy. Rylan Hughes played for 70 minutes having averaged 41.4 this season and Caelan Hughes got 80 vs. an average of 42.5. Rylan made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and two steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Tulelake entered their tilt with Weed on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 4-0 shutout. The Honkers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by four goals or more this season.
They hit Weed with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Rafael Herrnandez,
Anthony Loza, and
Alex Garcia.
Modoc's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Tulelake, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Modoc came up short against Tulelake when the teams last played on Saturday, falling 5-3. Can Modoc avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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