The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will challenge the Dublin Gaels at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dougherty Valley will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
If Dublin heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Dougherty Valley took over last week. Dougherty Valley walked away with a 3-1 victory over Amador Valley on Tuesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Dons are ranked 643rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dougherty Valley hit Amador Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jameson Raby, Evan Lozada, and Hudson Pipp.
Meanwhile, Dublin and San Ramon Valley finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday.
Dougherty Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those ten games. With that draw, Dublin's record moves to 5-6-6.
Dougherty Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Dublin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 3-1. Will Dougherty Valley repeat their success, or does Dublin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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