The Redwood Giants will face off against the Branson Bulls at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Redwood is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Cardinal Newman on Thursday. Redwood fell just short of Cardinal Newman by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Giants came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Cardinals are ranked 678th).
Meanwhile, Branson's contest on Wednesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against Terra Linda as Branson made off with a 4-1 victory. The Bulls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.
Riley Pearson and Julia Myerberg scored all four of Branson's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Branson pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those five matchups. As for Redwood, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2-2.
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