McLane and Madera South are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2015, but likely not for long. The McLane Highlanders will square off against the Madera South Stallions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McLane is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
McLane took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Torres onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Toros are ranked 452nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nicolas Jauregui and Guillermo Martinez scored both of McLane's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, Madera South didn't have quite enough to beat Fresno on Thursday and fell 3-2.
McLane's victory bumped their record up to 9-5-2. As for Madera South, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3-6.
McLane came out on top in a nail-biter against Madera South when the teams last played back in December of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for McLane 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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