The Woodside Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Half Moon Bay Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Woodside took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They skirted past Sequoia 2-1. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Woodside's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while Sequoia are ranked 643rd).
Daniel Artandi and Luke Hunter scored both of Woodside's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Half Moon Bay had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Grizzlies a 2-0 shutout.
Woodside's record is now 9-3-3. As for Half Moon Bay, their record now sits at 12-4-2.
Woodside was able to grind out a solid win over Half Moon Bay in their previous matchup back in February of 2025, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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