Soccer Game Preview: Del Norte vs. Arcata

Warriors

Goals

09/20/25 @ McKinleyville	3
09/17/25 @ Fortuna	2
09/10/25 @ Eureka	5
09/05/25 vs Point Arena	2
+ 6 more games

The Del Norte Warriors will face off against the Arcata Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Del Norte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.

While Del Norte's win against McKinleyville wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Warriors won by a goal and slipped past the Panthers 3-2. The victory continues a trend for Del Norte in their matchups with McKinleyville: they've now won three in a row.

Giovanni Lopez-Minor and Alexis Ortiz scored all three of Del Norte's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.

Meanwhile, Arcata kept a clean sheet against Eureka on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Loggers. Arcata might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by three goals or more this season.

Del Norte's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Arcata, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2-2.

Del Norte beat Arcata 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.