Preview: Del Valle vs. Bel Air
Del Valle has been on the road for five straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Bel Air Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Del Valle made easy work of Ysleta and carried off a 6-1 victory. Given Del Valle's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 278th, while Ysleta is ranked 632nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bel Air came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Horizon. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Bel Air was the better team in the second half.
They hit Horizon with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Alan Franco,
Yander Rodriguez, and
Diego Medina.
Del Valle pushed their record up to 13-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four matchups. As for Bel Air, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Del Valle came up short against Bel Air in their previous matchup back in February, falling 3-1. Will Del Valle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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