The Heritage Patriots have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the West Valley Mustangs at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Heritage's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Rancho Verde out 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, West Valley entered their tilt with Canyon Springs on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cougars , sneaking past 2-1.
Daniel Delara and
Emanuel Deorta scored both of West Valley's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
West Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those three matches. As for Heritage, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-1-1.
Heritage skirted past West Valley 1-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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