A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Rancho Cotate face off against the Santa Rosa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Rancho Cotate's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
On Wednesday, Rancho Cotate didn't have quite enough to beat Piner and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Santa Rosa's offense. They came up short against Healdsburg on Friday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 897th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 382nd).
This is the second loss in a row for Santa Rosa and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Rancho Cotate, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6-1.
Rancho Cotate took their victory against Santa Rosa in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rancho Cotate 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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