On Saturday, Arcata faced Fortuna in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Arcata Tigers never let the Fortuna Huskies onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The Tigers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.
Izaiah Grosveld and
Lars Gerdes scored both of Arcata's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Arcata's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1-1. As for Fortuna, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on McKinleyville at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Arcata is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season. As for Fortuna, they will challenge South Fork at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fortuna is facing South Fork at the right time seeing as South Fork is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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