The Northgate Broncos will face off against the Benicia Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northgate has five straight victories, Benicia has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Northgate's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They beat Maria Carrillo by a goal, winning 1-0. Give Northgate's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Leah Cooper, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Benicia came up short against Las Lomas on Thursday and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Benicia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 615th, while Las Lomas are ranked 74th).
Benicia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5-1. As for Northgate, their win bumped their record up to 5-1-2.
Northgate skirted past Benicia 1-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Broncos repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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