A feisty cat fight is on tap when the San Mateo take on the Terra Nova at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
San Mateo took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past South San Francisco 5-1. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bearcats needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Terra Nova had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 4-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Mustangs are ranked 1134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Terra Nova hit Capuchino with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Abigail Eastman-Anderson, Zoe Brenner, Shellsea Gutierrez, and Ella Templin.
Terra Nova's victory bumped their record up to 10-3-1. As for San Mateo, their win bumped their record up to 10-2-1.
San Mateo came out on top in a nail-biter against Terra Nova in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 1-0. Will San Mateo repeat their success, or does Terra Nova have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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