It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Whitney Wildcats can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the Lions on Thursday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Whitney came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while McClatchy is ranked 63rd).
Whitney's goal came courtesy of
Jake Tyberg, who's now up to eight this season.
Whitney's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4-8. As for McClatchy, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 21-4-5.
Whitney does not have any more games scheduled as of now. McClatchy is on the road again on Saturday and plays Jesuit at 6:00 p.m. on February 24th. Jesuit's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so McClatchy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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