Tigers
| 09/20/25 @ South Fork | 19 |
| 09/17/25 @ St. Bernard's | 14 |
| 09/10/25 @ McKinleyville | 9 |
| 08/30/25 vs Upper Lake | 8 |
| 08/30/25 vs Fort Bragg | 3 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arcata). Their defense stepped up to hand the South Fork Cubs a 19-0 shutout on Saturday. Lars Gerdes was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Arcata used a slightly different lineup for their bout with South Fork. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Julian Gillespie (80), Isaac Ingram (68), and Elias Gomez (58). The trio had averaged 47.4, 43.5, and 25.4 minutes respectively before Saturday's matchup. The new lineup might be seeing more playing time going forward considering the group combined for a total of six goals and five assist.
Arcata is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six games. As for South Fork, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8-1.
Looking ahead, Arcata will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against Eureka at 4:00 p.m. As for South Fork, they will face off against St. Bernard's at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Fork will be up against St. Bernard's rather soft defense (which has allowed 8.43 goals per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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