Middletown is 8-2 against Clear Lake since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Middletown Mustangs will look to defend their home pitch against the Clear Lake Cardinals at 4:30 p.m.
Middletown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Lower Lake, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Middletown was ranked 15th). Middletown fell 3-1 to Lower Lake on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Clear Lake kept a clean sheet against Fort Bragg on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Timberwolves.
Giselle Carbajal and
Aleeya Bondi scored both of Clear Lake's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Middletown dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Clear Lake, the victory got them back to even at 9-9-2.
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