Del Norte has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Arcata Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Del Norte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Del Norte is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: McKinleyville, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Del Norte was ranked third). Neither Del Norte nor McKinleyville could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result kept the Warriors happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 3rd.
Their goal came courtesy of
Daniel Gomez-Aguilar, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Arcata came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Loggers a 5-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won eight matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Del Norte's draw makes their record 9-1-1 this season. As for Arcata, they pushed their record up to 10-1-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Del Norte's way against Arcata in their previous matchup back in August, as Del Norte made off with a 5-1 win. In that contest, Del Norte amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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