The Palo Alto Vikings will head out to challenge the Los Gatos Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Palo Alto is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Homestead on Friday. Palo Alto took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Homestead.
Meanwhile, Los Gatos had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Eagles. The Wildcats better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Abby Nelson, as she scored every single goal for her team.
Los Gatos' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Palo Alto, they now have a losing record at 1-2-2.
Palo Alto came up short against Los Gatos when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 2-0. Can Palo Alto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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