Soccer Preview: Valencia Takes on Moriarty + Official Tickets

The Valencia Jaguars will take on the Moriarty Pintos at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Moriarty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.

Valencia is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when they picked up their first road win of the season last Saturday. They came out on top against Kirtland Central by a score of 3-1.

Meanwhile, Moriarty came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Dragons a 9-0 shutout. Considering Moriarty have won six matchups by more than two goals this season, another big win was nothing new.

Moriarty has now won five of their last six games at home. That run has powered them to a 7-4 record this season. Those home victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those six contests. As for Valencia, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.