The Rocklin Thunder will take on the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Rocklin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let West Park get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth in California, while the Panthers are ranked 56th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Granite Bay waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Wolfpack. That's two games straight that the Grizzlies have won by just one goal.
Rocklin pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four contests. As for Granite Bay, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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