The Saugus Centurions will head out on the road to square off against the Castaic Coyotes at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Saugus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.
Saugus will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Golden Valley on Thursday. Saugus' defense stepped up to hand Golden Valley a 9-0 shutout. Makenna Blum was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Castaic was able to grind out a solid victory over Canyon on Monday, taking the game 2-0. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Cowboys are ranked 607th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Saugus is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those five games. As for Castaic, their record is now 9-5-3.
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