Willits hasn't had much luck against Middletown recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Willits Wolverines will venture away from home to challenge the Middletown Mustangs at 6:45 p.m. Willits will be strutting in after a victory while Middletown will be coming in after a defeat.
Willits is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Fort Bragg, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Willits was ranked third). Willits came out on top against Fort Bragg by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The result kept the Wolverines happy, as they haven't lost a game since August 28th.
Nora Martin and
Alihna Diaz scored both of Willits' goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Middletown came up short against Lower Lake on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Willits is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-3 record this season. As for Middletown, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Willits beat Middletown by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Willits since the team 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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