The Arcata Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the McKinleyville Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Arcata is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: South Fork, who was ranked 15th at the time (Arcata was ranked fifth). The Tigers walked away with a 4-2 win over the Cubs on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what Arcata needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Meanwhile, McKinleyville has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 20. They and South Fork finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for McKinleyville as it put an end to their five-match losing streak.
Their goal came courtesy of Abigail Pimentel, who's now up to seven this season.
Arcata picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 4-2. McKinleyville's draw gives them a new season record of 3-8-4.
Arcata came out on top in a nail-biter against McKinleyville in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team 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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