The Making Waves Academy Marlins will venture away from home to take on the Head-Royce Jayhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Making Waves Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Making Waves Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Arise, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Making Waves Academy was ranked fourth). The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Wednesday. The result kept the Marlins happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.
Pablo Mora-Gonzalez and
Kleven Maldonado scored both of Making Waves Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, Head-Royce put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Athenian a 3-0 shutout. Considering the Jayhawks have won four contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Making Waves Academy's draw makes their record 4-0-2 this season. As for Head-Royce, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0-1.
Making Waves Academy came up short against Head-Royce in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Making Waves Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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