MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – High school girls soccer playoffs resume Saturday with the Middletown Mustangs and Clear Lake Cardinals representing Lake County in North Coast Section action.
Middletown repeated as NCL1 champions this season with an 18-2 record and are seeded No. 2 for the section tournament.
As NCL1 champs, the Mustangs earned a bye for the first round. They face seventh seed Calistoga (9-12) at Bill Foltmer Stadium in Middletown Saturday at 7 p.m.
Early season losses at Sonoma Academy (No. 1 seed) and at Cloverdale (No. 3 seed) were the only blemishes on their record.
The Cloverdale loss was avenged at the end of the season with the Mustangs winning 3-2 at home and then 3-1 in Cloverdale.
Middletown hopes to eventually meet Sonoma Academy in the tournament finals on Nov. 16; a win would have Middletown repeat as North Coast Section champions.
Clear Lake High School's team came into the playoffs seeded No. 6 with a 14-7 record.
The Cardinals advanced to Saturday's second round by beating St. Helena (No. 11 seed) in Wednesday's first round.
Clear Lake travels to Cloverdale Saturday for what should be an exciting match against a tough Eagles team.
Action begins at 7 p.m. at Cloverdale High School.
The winner advances to the third round (Nov. 13, to be announced) against the victor of Saturday's Middletown-Calistoga match.