Preview: Pacheco vs. Valley
The Pacheco Panthers are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pacheco had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Vista del Lago on Thursday and snuck past 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given Pacheco's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 204th, while Vista del Lago is ranked 44th).
Samuel Pinal was the driving force of Pacheco's attack as he scored both of Pacheco's goals. With that big game, he's now up to 13 goals this season.
Meanwhile, Valley entered their tilt with Rio Linda with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Valley never let Rio Linda onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Thursday. One seems to be a good number for Valley as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Pacheco is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4-2 record this season. As for Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 23-4-4.
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