After a short break, it's finally time for some more action. The Waterford Wildcats will square off against the Le Grand Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Waterford's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
It was a proper cat-fight when Waterford challenged Linden two weeks ago. Waterford might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Linden an easy 3-0 victory. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly three goals.
Waterford was without their leading scorer, Briana Vargas, in Monday's game. With Vargas sidelined, Maritza Chavez got her first action of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Le Grand). They put the hurt on Dos Palos with a sharp 6-1 win two weeks ago. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Their offense was hitting Dos Palos from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Waterford's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Le Grand, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6.
Waterford suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Le Grand in their previous matchup on December 9th. Can Waterford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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