A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals dukes it out withthe Calistoga Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mendocino is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Credo, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Mendocino was ranked fifth). Mendocino fell 2-0 to Credo on Friday. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Cardinals couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Calistoga entered their matchup against Credo on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Calistoga lost 5-1 to Credo. It was the first time this season that the Wildcats let down their fans at home.
Their goal came courtesy of
Hania Cortez, who's now up to nine this season.
Mendocino's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4-1. As for Calistoga, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2-3.
Mendocino took their win against Calistoga when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 6-2. In that game, Mendocino amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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