Preview: Del Oro vs. Dougherty Valley
The Del Oro Golden Eagles are on the road again on Thursday and plays the Dougherty Valley Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on February 29th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Del Oro walked away with it. They had just enough and edged the Miners out 3-2. Given Del Oro's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while El Diamante is ranked 151st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Dougherty Valley sidestepped Valley for a 3-2 win.
Dougherty Valley hit Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jameson Raby,
Ayooluwa Ipadeola, and
Michael Xiong.
Del Oro is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-6 record this season. As for Dougherty Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 18-5-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
