The South Gate Rams and the Valencia Tigers will compete for holiday cheer at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday.
South Gate is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Estancia on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to the Eagles. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rams came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Eagles are ranked 481st).
South Gate's goal came courtesy of Alexis Lopez, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Valencia entered their tilt with El Dorado on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Golden Hawks onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Valencia's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for South Gate, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1-2.
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