The Mendocino Cardinals will face off against the Roseland Collegiate Prep Grizzlies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mendocino is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Credo, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Mendocino was ranked eighth). Mendocino had just enough and edged Credo out 1-0 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Sage Starkweather, who's now up to 20 this season.
Meanwhile, Roseland Collegiate Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Tomales. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Grizzlies couldn't quite close it out.
Mendocino is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-2 record this season. As for Roseland Collegiate Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Mendocino took their victory against Roseland Collegiate Prep in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mendocino 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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