The McKinleyville Panthers will face off against the Arcata Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. McKinleyville's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
McKinleyville 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 (McKinleyville was ranked 14th). Neither the Panthers nor the Cubs could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The win was some much needed relief for McKinleyville as it spelled an end to their five-match losing streak.
Their goal came courtesy of Abigail Pimentel, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Arcata made sure to put some goals up on the board against South Fork on Saturday. They came out on top against the Cubs by a score of 4-2.
With that draw, McKinleyville's record moves to 3-8-4. As for Arcata, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
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