It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Helix can now relate to. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Pacific Ridge Firebirds who were credited with the win on Saturday. The Pacific Ridge Firebirds got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to the Helix Highlanders' four. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Firebirds are ranked 18th).
Helix's loss dropped their record down to 12-5-5. As for Pacific Ridge, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 20-2-3.
Helix does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pacific Ridge, they wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next match, a 6-2 win against Desert Mirage on the 4th.
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