University Prep is 9-1 against Yreka since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The University Prep Panthers will play host again and welcome the Yreka Miners, where kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but University Prep had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cubs a 7-0 shutout. Considering University Prep has won 17 contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Anderson with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Noa Saiki (3),
Bailey Wurzer (2),
Jace Dodson, and
Jack Pimentel.
Meanwhile, Yreka had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Orland.
University Prep's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-0-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those ten contests. As for Yreka, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8-3 record this season.
Everything went University Prep's way against Yreka in their previous meeting on February 1st as University Prep made off with a 3-0 victory. Will University Prep repeat their success, or does Yreka have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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