The Marin Academy Wildcats will square off against the Dougherty Valley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marin Academy's last six matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Marin Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lick-Wilmerding just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Wildcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dougherty Valley). They came out on top against De La Salle by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Spartans are ranked 13th).
Dougherty Valley hit De La Salle with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ricardo Feliciano (2), Humza Sultan, and Michael Xiong.
Dougherty Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-2 record this season. As for Marin Academy, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-4-3.
Marin Academy took their win against Dougherty Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marin Academy since the squad 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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