The Rocklin Thunder will challenge the Whitney Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Rocklin fell victim to Davis Sr. and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Whitney, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let Granite Bay onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Thursday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 82nd).
Whitney's one-goal win came courtesy of Nina Souto, who's now up to three this season.
Rocklin's loss dropped their record down to 9-2-4. As for Whitney, their win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16-1.
Everything went Rocklin's way against Whitney when the teams last played back in January, as Rocklin made off with a 5-1 victory. In that matchup, Rocklin amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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