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| 10/12/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 09/21/23 - Away | 0-0 T |
| 09/24/22 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 09/10/22 - Home | 5-2 W |
| 09/13/21 - Away | 6-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
McKinleyville is 9-0-1 against Ferndale since October of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Panthers will face off against the Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: McKinleyville has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Ferndale will arrive with five straight victories.
McKinleyville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Fortuna, who was ranked seventh at the time (McKinleyville was ranked tenth). The Panthers fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but McKinleyville couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Ferndale was able to grind out a solid win over St. Bernard's on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Ferndale's victory bumped their record up to 11-1-1. As for McKinleyville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-3.
McKinleyville was able to grind out a solid win over Ferndale when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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