Ukiah hasn't had much luck against Montgomery recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Ukiah Wildcats will face off against the Montgomery Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Ukiah's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past Maria Carrillo 1-0. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Pumas are ranked 426th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ukiah's one-goal win came courtesy of Allie Huff, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, Montgomery managed to keep up with Cardinal Newman until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Montgomery came up short against Cardinal Newman, falling 4-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost seven in a row.
Ukiah's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those seven matches. As for Montgomery, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5-2.
Ukiah came out on top in a nail-biter against Montgomery in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ukiah 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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