The Natomas Nighthawks will head out to take on the Sutter Huskies at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Natomas managed to keep up with Valley until halftime last Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Nighthawks came up short against the Vikings, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Natomas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 789th, while Valley are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Sutter might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Colusa an easy 4-1 victory.
Natomas has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6-1 record this season. As for Sutter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Natomas couldn't quite get it done against Sutter in their previous meeting back in January of 2025 as they fell 2-0. Can the Nighthawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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