The Pleasant Valley Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Marion Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pleasant Valley's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Marion's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Pleasant Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Davenport North, who was ranked 24th at the time (Pleasant Valley was ranked sixth). The Spartans and the Wildcats finished up their contest with a 2-2 draw on Thursday. Pleasant Valley's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Marion was able to grind out a solid win over Clear Creek-Amana on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. Marion haven't had any issues with Clear Creek-Amana recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Marion's win bumped their record up to 12-1-1. Pleasant Valley's draw gives them a new season record of 7-0-2.
Pleasant Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Marion in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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