The Mendocino Cardinals will face off against the Roseland Collegiate Prep Grizzlies at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. 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 game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Cardinals couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Roseland Collegiate Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Credo on Monday and fell 2-1.
Roseland Collegiate Prep's goal came courtesy of
Maricela Garcia, which was the first she's scored this season.
Mendocino's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4-1. As for Roseland Collegiate Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Mendocino came out on top in a nail-biter against Roseland Collegiate Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Mendocino have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roseland Collegiate Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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