The Wood Wildcats will face off against the Vacaville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wood came up short against Rodriguez on Wednesday, falling 4-1.
Meanwhile, Vacaville kept a clean sheet against River City on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Raiders 1-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Raiders are ranked 740th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vacaville's one-goal win came courtesy of Zachariah Wheat, who's now up to two this season.
Vacaville's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matches. As for Wood, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 1-1-2 and their overall record down to 4-5-3.
Wood skirted past Vacaville 2-1 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Wood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vacaville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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