Soccer Preview: Point Arena vs. Mendocino
Point Arena is 8-1-1 against Mendocino since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Point Arena Pirates will take on the Mendocino Cardinals at 3:30 p.m.
Point Arena is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Sonoma Academy on Friday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw.
Fernando Lopez and
Mateo Vancleave scored both of Point Arena's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, Mendocino hadn't done well against Point Arena recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Mendocino's defense stepped up to hand Point Arena a 2-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
With that draw, Point Arena's record moves to 11-7-1. As for Mendocino, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7-4 record this season.
Point Arena came up short against Mendocino in their previous matchup on Wednesday, falling 2-0. Can Point Arena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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