The Willits Wolverines are taking a road trip to take on the Lower Lake Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Willits' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Willits is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Middletown, who was ranked 13th at the time (Willits was ranked 11th). The Wolverines came up short against the Mustangs on Tuesday, falling 4-0. That's two games in a row now that Willits have lost by exactly four goals.
Meanwhile, Lower Lake hadn't done well against Upper Lake recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Trojans blew past the Cougars 4-1. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Lower Lake as it put an end to their four-match losing streak.
Willits' loss dropped their record down to 4-4-2. As for Lower Lake, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-5-1 and their overall record up to 2-8-2.
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