The Valencia Vikings will take on the Castaic Coyotes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Valencia came up short against Saugus and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Centurions are ranked 51st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Castaic). Their defense stepped up to hand Golden Valley a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Coyotes needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
This is the second loss in a row for Valencia and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Castaic, their win bumped their record up to 8-4-2.
Valencia came up short against Castaic in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 2-0. Will Valencia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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