The Kaiser Cats will square off against the Summit SkyHawks at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Kaiser narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Rim of the World 2-1. The Cats' winning goal came courtesy of Dalissa Montes.
Kaiser used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Rim of the World. Natalie Ramirez played for 80 minutes having averaged 51 this season and Alondra Garcia got 80 vs. an average of 50. Ramirez made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and seven steals A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Summit waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Hawks onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Given the SkyHawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Hawks are ranked 918th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kaiser's victory bumped their record up to 6-9-2. As for Summit, they are also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season.
Kaiser came up short against Summit in their previous meeting on Saturday, falling 3-1. Can Kaiser avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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