Clear Lake is 2-8 against Middletown since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Clear Lake Cardinals are on the road again to play the Middletown Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Middletown took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Clear Lake, who comes in off a win.
Clear Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Fort Bragg, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Clear Lake was ranked tenth). Clear Lake's defense stepped up to hand Fort Bragg a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Giselle Carbajal and
Aleeya Bondi scored both of Clear Lake's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Middletown came up short against Lower Lake on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The victory got Clear Lake back to even at 9-9-2. As for Middletown, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Clear Lake beat Middletown by a goal in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clear Lake since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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