The Los Gatos Wildcats will square off against the Santa Clara Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Los Gatos took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Wilcox a 1-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Chargers are ranked 409th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Los Gatos' one-goal win came courtesy of Cristian Zisa, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Santa Clara after they claimed the first goal on Friday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell 3-1 to Mountain View. The Bruins have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Santa Clara's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-2. As for Los Gatos, their win bumped their record up to 6-4-1.
Los Gatos beat Santa Clara 3-1 in their previous meeting on January 8th. Does Los Gatos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Clara turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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