The Patterson Tigers will face off against the Oakdale Mustangs at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Patterson will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Patterson's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Mountain House with a sharp 5-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won nine contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Mountain House with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Erick Castaneda (3), Oscar Herrera-Morales, and Pablo Cervantes.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Oakdale was forced to settle for a draw. They and Central Catholic finished up on equal footing with a 4-4 draw on Thursday. The Mustangs had to tread lightly for part of the match as three Oakdale players were handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Oakdale used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Central Catholic. Dylan Krause played for 80 minutes having averaged 49.7 this season and Sergio Mosqueda got 60 vs. an average of 22.1. Krause made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and one assist A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Patterson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-0-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those 12 contests. With that draw, Oakdale's record moves to 8-9-1.
Everything went Patterson's way against Oakdale in their previous matchup back in January, as Patterson made off with a 3-0 win. Does Patterson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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