The Fountain Valley Barons will head out on the road to take on the Corona del Mar Sea Kings at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Corona del Mar took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fountain Valley, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Fountain Valley turned things around against Marina on Monday. They beat the Vikings by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Barons' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Vikings are ranked 450th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaelene Felix and Katelyn Leach scored both of Fountain Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Despite a strong season so far, Corona del Mar has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Edison. That's two games in a row now that the Sea Kings have lost by just one goal.
Corona del Mar's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Fountain Valley, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 9-7-3.
Fountain Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Corona del Mar when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Fountain Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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