Fall River is 10-0 against Butte Valley since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fall River Bulldogs will look to defend their home pitch against the Butte Valley Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Fall River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Fall River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Tulelake, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Fall River was ranked ninth). Fall River fell just short of Tulelake by a score of 3-2 back in August. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Ulisses Alvarez and
Luis Guzman scored both of Fall River's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Butte Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Mt. Shasta, falling 9-0.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fall River fell to 5-1. As for Butte Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Fall River took their win against Butte Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Fall River repeat their success, or does Butte Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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