Willits was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kelseyville Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Kelseyville this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-0 back in September.
Willits was without their leading scorer, Luis Mandujano, in Thursday's match. With Mandujano sitting this one out, Agustin Valenzuela got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 50).
Willits' loss dropped their record down to 6-11-1. As for Kelseyville, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-5-2.
Coming up, Willits will welcome Upper Lake at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Willits will be up against Upper Lake's rather soft defense (which has allowed 4.72 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Kelseyville, they will head out on the road to square off against International at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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