The McLane Highlanders will square off against the Sunnyside Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
McLane is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Santa Maria on Saturday. McLane and Santa Maria finished up their match with a 4-4 draw. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Highlanders' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sunnyside, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Kerman a 1-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Lions are ranked 409th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sunnyside's one-goal win came courtesy of Josh Vallarta, who's now up to two this season.
Sunnyside pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those five games. With that draw, McLane's record moves to 8-3-1.
Everything went McLane's way against Sunnyside in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as McLane made off with a 5-0 victory. Will McLane repeat their success, or does Sunnyside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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