The Oakdale Mustangs will be defending their home-pitch for the first time this season they go up against the Linden Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Oakdale is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They fell just short of Turlock by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Kyleigh Melconian was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on her (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Kaia Cox and
Shelby Mitchell scored both of Oakdale's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Linden unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-pitch advantage in their season opener. They lost 4-0 to Escalon on Tuesday. The match was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for the Lions it sure didn't stay that way.
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