The Acalanes Dons will venture away from home to challenge the Northgate Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Acalanes is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Benicia a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Panthers are ranked 521st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Acalanes hit Benicia with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alex Salazar, Livi Foster, Nicole Nguyen, and Taylor Mikalis.
Meanwhile, Northgate waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Falcons.
Acalanes has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-1-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four contests. As for Northgate, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1-1.
Acalanes took their win against Northgate in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0. Does Acalanes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northgate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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