Preview: Dougherty Valley vs. Del Oro
The Dougherty Valley Wildcats's homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on February 29th. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Dougherty Valley had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Valley on Tuesday.
Dougherty Valley hit Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jameson Raby,
Ayooluwa Ipadeola, and
Michael Xiong.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Del Oro sidestepped El Diamante for a 3-2 win. Given Del Oro's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while El Diamante is ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dougherty Valley has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5-4 record this season. As for Del Oro, their win bumped their record up to 13-4-6.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
