The Yucaipa Thunderbirds will take on the Citrus Valley Blackhawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yucaipa will be strutting in after a victory while Citrus Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Yucaipa will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Cajon, who they had gone 0-7-2 against in their nine prior meetings. Yucaipa sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Cajon on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Citrus Valley's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Redlands East Valley on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 779th, while the Wildcats are ranked 243rd).
Yucaipa is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those nine contests. As for Citrus Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9-2.
Yucaipa took their victory against Citrus Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0. Will Yucaipa repeat their success, or does Citrus Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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