Chico is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while Pleasant Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Chico Panthers will take on the Pleasant Valley Vikings at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, Chico rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Thunderbirds a 5-0 shutout. The result kept Chico happy, as they haven't lost a game since December 15, 2023.
They hit Las Plumas with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Keahi Davis (2),
Sienna Jones,
Seljia "Sisi" Marinescu, and
Allie Barajas.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley has not lost a match since January 24th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They blew past Shasta 3-0. Given Pleasant Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Shasta is ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chico has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-1-1 record this season. As for Pleasant Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1-5.
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