Kerman has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Marin Catholic Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kerman will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 265th, while Marin Catholic is ranked 109th).
With a playoff game on the line, Kerman rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Gryphons by a score of 2-0. Two seems to be a good number for Kerman as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Baylee Melgoza and
Emily Cantor, who scored both of Kerman's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 22 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Marin Catholic put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Live Oak. With Marin Catholic ahead 3-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Kerman's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-9-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those five contests. As for Marin Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-4 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps