Soccer Game Preview: West Ranch vs. Valencia

West Ranch and Valencia are an even 3-3-4 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The West Ranch Wildcats will challenge the Valencia Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

West Ranch came up short against Saugus on Thursday, falling 5-2. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Centurions are ranked 48th).

Meanwhile, Valencia came up short against Saugus on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Centurions recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

West Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-3. As for Valencia, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.

West Ranch came up short against Valencia when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 2-0. Can West Ranch avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.