Arcata has gone 8-2 against McKinleyville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the McKinleyville Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Arcata is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Arcata is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Fortuna, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Arcata was ranked third). Arcata's defense stepped up to hand Fortuna a 2-0 shutout on Saturday. Give the Tigers' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Izaiah Grosveld and
Lars Gerdes scored both of Arcata's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Meanwhile, McKinleyville made easy work of South Fork on Tuesday and carried off a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Arcata's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1-1. As for McKinleyville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6-1.
Arcata was able to grind out a solid victory over McKinleyville when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arcata since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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