It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Live Oak Lions had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 1-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Live Oak who now have 18 in a row.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Johanna Petrone, who's now up to 56 this season.
Live Oak pushed their record up to 22-1-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 55 goals over those nine matches. As for University Prep, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5-2.
Live Oak will head out on the road to challenge Marin Catholic at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Live Oak will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 245th, while Marin Catholic is ranked 74th). As for University Prep, they will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Oakland Tech at 5:00 p.m. Oakland Tech knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully University Prep likes a good challenge.
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