The Ukiah Wildcats will take on the Newark Memorial Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Newark Memorial better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Ukiah really get things going. Ukiah's defense stepped up to hand Healdsburg a 3-0 shutout last Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly three goals.
Asher Rhodes and Rios Munoz scored all three of Ukiah's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Newark Memorial made sure to put some goals up on the board against Mission San Jose on Wednesday. They blew past the Warriors 6-0. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Cougars' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Newark Memorial's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-1-1. As for Ukiah, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
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