The Northgate Broncos will challenge the Acalanes Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northgate is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
Acalanes will be up against a hot Northgate team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Northgate's defense stepped up to hand College Park a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Falcons are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leah Cooper and Mackenzie Young scored both of Northgate's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Acalanes). They put the hurt on Benicia with a sharp 4-0 victory on Tuesday. The result kept the Dons happy, as they haven't lost a game since December 7, 2024.
Acalanes is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-1-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four games. As for Northgate, their win bumped their record up to 5-1-1.
Northgate suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Acalanes when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Northgate avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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