The San Mateo Bearcats will head out to square off against the Jefferson Grizzlies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
It was a proper cat-fight when San Mateo took on Woodside on Wednesday. San Mateo came up short against Woodside, falling 5-0. The Bearcats have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to Woodside. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1200th, while the Wildcats are ranked 593rd).
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for San Mateo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Everything went San Mateo's way against Jefferson in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as San Mateo made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Mateo since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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