The Ukiah Wildcats will face off against the Novato Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ukiah will be strutting in after a victory while Novato will be coming in after a loss.
Ukiah took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Kelseyville a 6-0 shutout. The contest marked the Wildcats' most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Novato was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Terra Linda an easy 6-0 victory. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 931st, while the Trojans are ranked 268th).
Novato's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Ukiah, they now have a winning record of 3-2-1.
Everything went Ukiah's way against Novato when the teams last played back in November of 2022, as Ukiah made off with a 5-1 win. In that match, Ukiah amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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