The St. Francis Troubadours will take on the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Francis will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Francis had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. Given St. Francis' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Vacaville is ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Francis' one-goal win came courtesy of
Yasmin Azar, who's now up to 17 this season.
While Granite Bay's fans didn't get a definitive result last Friday, they were treated to the team's highest-scoring tie of the season. They and Rocklin finished up their matchup with a 2-2 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time Granite Bay has been dealt a draw since back in January.
St. Francis is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4-3 record this season. Granite Bay's draw gives them a new season record of 8-5-6.
St. Francis came out on top in a nail-biter against Granite Bay in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does St. Francis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Granite Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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