The Rocklin Thunder will take on the Pitman Pride at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Rocklin rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 4-0 shutout. Given Rocklin's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 57th, while Kennedy is ranked 475th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rocklin hit Kennedy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Nalani Damacion,
Siri Coyne,
Kailey Vu, and
Rachel Jacobsen.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Pitman ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Golden Valley out 2-1.
Rocklin pushed their record up to 10-4-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three matches. As for Pitman, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-4 record this season.
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