A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Ukiah duke it out with the Cardinal Newman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Ukiah will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Ukiah's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Maria Carrillo by a score of 2-0. Give the Wildcats' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Cardinal Newman sidestepped Montgomery for a 1-0 victory. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Vikings are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ukiah's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those five games. As for Cardinal Newman, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1-2.
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