The Live Oak Lions will challenge the Gridley Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Live Oak is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Yreka 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Miners: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Gridley hasn't lost a match since January 28th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They never let Pierce get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Bears are ranked 867th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gridley's one-goal win came courtesy of Nolan Weagant, who's now up to 17 this season.
Gridley's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Live Oak, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
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