The Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Northgate Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Clayton Valley Charter was able to grind out a solid win over Acalanes, taking the game 3-1. That's two games straight that the Ugly Eagles have won by exactly two goals.
Clayton Valley Charter used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Acalanes. Kristian Ortiz played for 63 minutes having averaged 35 this season and Cooper Smith got 84 vs. an average of 51.5. Ortiz made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Northgate hasn't lost a match since January 21st, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Neither they nor Las Lomas could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Clayton Valley Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those nine matches. Northgate's draw makes their record 8-4-3 this season.
Clayton Valley Charter took their victory against Northgate when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clayton Valley Charter since the team 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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