Maranatha has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Artesia Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maranatha extended their postseason success on Saturday against St. Monica. They won by a goal and slipped past the Mariners 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Maranatha as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Maren Halvorson and
Ella Klop, who scored all three of Maranatha's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 32 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Artesia waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins but they left with four. They never let Century onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Two seems to be a good number for Artesia as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Maranatha pushed their record up to 13-10-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those five matches. As for Artesia, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3-3 record this season.
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