The Granite Bay Grizzlies will head out to square off against the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Granite Bay is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Whitney onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Wildcats are ranked 440th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Granite Bay hit Whitney with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ella Griffin, Melina Kim, and Reese Gotchall.
Meanwhile, Del Oro entered their tilt with Folsom on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Bulldogs. The Golden Eagles' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Granite Bay's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Del Oro, their win bumped their record up to 5-1-2.
Granite Bay came up short against Del Oro when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 3-1. Can Granite Bay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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