A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Half Moon Bay challenge the Terra Nova at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Half Moon Bay is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against San Mateo on Tuesday. Half Moon Bay fell 2-0 to San Mateo. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 847th, while the Bearcats are ranked 420th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Terra Nova, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over South San Francisco on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.
Ella Templin was the driving force of Terra Nova's attack as she scored both of Terra Nova's goals, bringing her season total up to nine goals.
Terra Nova's win bumped their record up to 11-4-2. As for Half Moon Bay, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-11-3 record this season.
Half Moon Bay might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Terra Nova when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Half Moon Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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