The McClatchy Lions will challenge the Central Valley Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Central Valley is facing McClatchy at the wrong time: McClatchy suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 1-0. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but McClatchy couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Central Valley fell victim to Johansen and their airtight defense on Friday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Central Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 621st, while Johansen are ranked 108th).
Central Valley's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1-2 and their overall record down to 2-7-5. As for McClatchy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3-4.
McClatchy came up short against Central Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 4-2. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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