The Making Waves Academy Marlins will face off against the McKinleyville Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Making Waves Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Arcata. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Marlins.
Meanwhile, McKinleyville faced Fortuna in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. McKinleyville's defense stepped up to hand Fortuna a 3-0 shutout. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by three goals or more this season.
The win (which was McKinleyville's fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four matchups. As for Making Waves Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3-6.
Making Waves Academy beat McKinleyville 2-0 in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Does Making Waves Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will McKinleyville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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