Soccer Game Preview: Sonoma Valley vs. Petaluma

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Previous Games

02/09/24 - Home	1-0 W
01/17/24 - Away	5-1 W
02/06/23 - Home	7-2 W
01/25/23 - Away	3-0 W
01/27/22 - Home	9-1 W
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Sonoma Valley has gone 9-0-1 against Petaluma recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Sonoma Valley Dragons are taking a road trip to challenge the Petaluma Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.

Petaluma will be up against a hot Sonoma Valley team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Sonoma Valley never let Napa onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday. The Dragons' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.

Meanwhile, Petaluma waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Braves, sneaking past 1-0. Give the Trojans' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Their one-goal win came courtesy of Otis Morehouse, who's now up to two this season.

Sonoma Valley pushed their record up to 3-7-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Petaluma, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5-3.

Sonoma Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Petaluma when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sonoma Valley since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.