Soccer Recap: Arroyo Valley Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory

Hawks

Previous 6 Games

12/28/24 vs Hesperia	2-1
12/27/24 vs Yucca Valley	5-1
12/27/24 vs Cajon	1-0
12/19/24 vs Pacific	5-1
12/17/24 vs Redlands	7-2
12/13/24 vs Rubidoux	3-0

Arroyo Valley waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Hesperia Scorpions out 2-1. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Scorpions are ranked 319th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Arroyo Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those eight games. As for Hesperia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4-2.

Arroyo Valley has already played their next match, a 4-1 win against Banning on the 28th. As for Hesperia, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-1 draw against Citrus Hill on the 3rd.