Walnut hasn't had much luck against Ayala recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Walnut Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Ayala Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Walnut didn't have quite enough to beat Claremont and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 78th).
Ellie Lopez wasn't going to let Claremont walk away unscathed as she scored both of Walnut's goals, bringing her season total up to nine goals.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in December of 2024, Ayala was forced to settle for a draw on Tuesday. They and Glendora finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw.
Ayala's draw gives them a new season record of 9-6-2. As for Walnut, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7-1.
Walnut might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Ayala in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Walnut avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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