Soccer Preview: West Valley vs. East Valley
West Valley is 10-0 against East Valley since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The West Valley Eagles will play host again on Thursday to welcome the East Valley Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Valley's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Pullman as West Valley made off with an 8-0 win. Give the Eagles' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their 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.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, East Valley brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They blew past Rogers 9-1 on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Knights as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
West Valley pushed their record up to 9-0-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for East Valley, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
Everything went West Valley's way against East Valley in their previous matchup back in September, as West Valley made off with a 6-0 victory. Will West Valley repeat their success, or does East Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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