There's no place like home for McClatchy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Kennedy Cougars a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Cougars are ranked 483rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nataly Barraza and Evah Zazueta scored both of McClatchy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
McClatchy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-2 record this season. As for Kennedy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-5.
McClatchy didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 4-1 win against Grant on the 4th. Kennedy has also already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against West Park on the 4th.
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