A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withthe Clear Lake Cardinals at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Upper Lake's last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Upper Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Willits, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Upper Lake was ranked tenth). Upper Lake fell just short of Willits by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Clear Lake kept a clean sheet against Lower Lake on Thursday. They blew past the Trojans 3-0. The Cardinals better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Giselle Carbajal, as she scored every single goal for her team.
Upper Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-2. As for Clear Lake, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-10-2.
Upper Lake skirted past Clear Lake 3-2 in their previous matchup on October 10th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Upper Lake 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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