Clear Lake has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Willits Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clear Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Middletown, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Clear Lake was ranked seventh). Clear Lake beat Middletown by a goal, winning 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Cardinals were the better team in the second half.
They hit Middletown with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Camara Wittman,
Haylie Garcia, and
Hailey Perez.
Meanwhile, Willits came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Trojans.
The win got Clear Lake back to even at 7-7-2. As for Willits, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1-2.
Clear Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Willits in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Clear Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Willits turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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