Soccer Preview: East Valley vs. West Valley
East Valley hasn't had much luck against West Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The East Valley Knights' and the West Valley Eagles will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Rogers on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, West Valley put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Pullman an 8-0 shutout. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Greyhounds are ranked 39th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Valley's offense was hitting Pullman from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Claire Busse led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
The victory snapped East Valley's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-4-1 record. As for West Valley, they pushed their record up to 9-0-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
East Valley might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from West Valley when the teams last played back in September. Can East Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
