The McFarland Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Taft Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
McFarland will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Monday, then bounced right back against Shafter on Wednesday. The Cougars put the hurt on the Generals with a sharp 4-1 victory. Considering McFarland have won ten matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Emiliano Covarrubias and Jason Vega scored all four of McFarland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Taft came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Generals.
Taft's victory bumped their record up to 10-5-5. As for McFarland, their win bumped their record up to 19-2-4.
McFarland beat Taft 3-1 in their previous meeting on January 12th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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