A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Woodside take on the Half Moon Bay at 4:30 p.m. on Friday... Woodside will be strutting in after a victory while Half Moon Bay will be coming in after a loss.
Woodside is headed into the game having not lost since January 10 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand San Mateo a 5-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Wildcats have won seven matches by more than three goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Half Moon Bay unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to Hillsdale. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 895th, while the FIGHTING KNIGHTS are ranked 183rd).
Woodside is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 37 goals over those eight games. As for Half Moon Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-2.
Woodside took their win against Half Moon Bay in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 5-1. In that matchup, Woodside amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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