The Rocklin Thunder will square off against the McClatchy Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rocklin barely beat Folsom the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Thunder put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 4-1 win two weeks ago. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Rocklin considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, McClatchy hasn't lost a match since December 6th, a trend which continued in their latest game two weeks ago. They won by a goal and slipped past River City 2-1. Given McClatchy's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 210th, while River City are ranked 569th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ethan Roach and Max Jacobsen scored both of McClatchy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
McClatchy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2-3 record this season. As for Rocklin, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Rocklin beat McClatchy 3-1 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Do the Thunder have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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