While it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Golden Valley was not quite McLane's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell just short of the McLane Highlanders by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Highlanders are ranked sixth).
Aizen Castellon and Jose Ontiveros-Martinez scored both of Golden Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Golden Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-1. As for McLane, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
After both having extra time off, Golden Valley and Buhach Colony will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:45 p.m. on January 8, 2025. As for McLane, they will be home for the holidays to greet Buchanan at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. McLane is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
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