The Menlo-Atherton Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Burlingame Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Menlo-Atherton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Burlingame better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Menlo-Atherton really get things going. Menlo-Atherton put the hurt on Sequoia with a sharp 5-1 win on Friday. The result kept the Bears happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.
They hit Sequoia with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Nathan Thurlow (2), Manases Lara Alvarez, Yandel Hernandez, and Lucas Selvik.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Burlingame's offense. They lost 3-0 to Carlmont on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 782nd, while the Scots are ranked 297th).
Menlo-Atherton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Burlingame, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9-2.
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