Arcata and Fortuna are an even 4-4-2 against one another since September of 2021, but likely not for long. The Arcata Tigers will challenge the Fortuna Huskies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Arcata will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Arcata is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Del Norte, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Arcata was ranked third). Arcata's defense stepped up to hand Del Norte a 2-0 shutout on Saturday. Give the Tigers' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Izaiah Grosveld and
Daniel Hernandez scored both of Arcata's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, Fortuna earned a 3-1 win over Eureka on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by exactly two goals.
Arcata's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1-1. As for Fortuna, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Arcata skirted past Fortuna 2-1 when the teams last played back in August. Will Arcata repeat their success, or does Fortuna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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