The Sonoma Academy Coyotes will head out to take on the Branson Bulls at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Branson will be up against a hot Sonoma Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Sonoma Academy's defense stepped up to hand Roseland University Prep a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. Give the Coyotes' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Branson made sure to put some goals up on the board against San Rafael on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs 7-0. Given the Bulls' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 551st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Branson's offense was hitting San Rafael from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Julia Myerberg led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Branson pushed their record up to 13-2-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Sonoma Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-1 record this season.
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