Menlo-Atherton and Burlingame are an even 4-4-2 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The Menlo-Atherton Bears will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Burlingame Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Menlo-Atherton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Menlo-Atherton is headed into the contest without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Sequoia a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Ravens are ranked 693rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pablo Martinez and Nathan Thurlow scored both of Menlo-Atherton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Burlingame was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Carlmont.
Menlo-Atherton's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for Burlingame, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
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