Soccer Game Preview: Valley View vs. Hemet

The Valley View Eagles will face off against the Hemet Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Valley View is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Arlington just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Hemet was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Paloma Valley. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by just one goal.

Valley View's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-1. As for Hemet, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.

Valley View was able to grind out a solid win over Hemet in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Will Valley View repeat their success, or does Hemet have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.