Soccer Game Preview: Godinez Fundamental vs. Northwood

The Godinez Fundamental Grizzlies will take on the Northwood Timberwolves at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.

Godinez Fundamental is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Laguna Hills onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Armando Puente had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Grizzlies.

Meanwhile, Northwood had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Lancers. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Lancers are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The win made it two in a row for Godinez Fundamental and bumps their season record up to 13-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two games. As for Northwood, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.