Soccer Preview: Mendocino vs. Tomales
The Mendocino Cardinals's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Tomales Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Tomales took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mendocino, who comes in off a win.
Mendocino is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Technology, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Mendocino was ranked sixth). Mendocino blew past Technology 4-1 on Monday. With the Cardinals ahead 3-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Tomales was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Upper Lake, falling 7-0.
Mendocino is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Tomales, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Mendocino came out on top in a nail-biter against Tomales in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mendocino since the team 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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