A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Paloma Valley take on the Arlington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday... Paloma Valley's last nine matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Paloma Valley will head out to face Arlington after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Paloma Valley fell just short of Valley View by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Eagles are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Arlington waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They won by a goal and slipped past the Bears 2-1. The Lions wouldn't have won without Hugo Gomez, who scored the game-winner.
Arlington has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those six matches. As for Paloma Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7-2.
Paloma Valley beat Arlington by a goal in their previous matchup back in December of 2014, winning 1-0. Will Paloma Valley repeat their success, or does Arlington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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