The Imperial Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Imperial headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for five straight, but Southwest EC let them put that streak behind them. Imperial blew past Southwest EC 4-1 on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Coachella Valley hasn't lost a match since December 21, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They never let Indio onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given the Mighty Arabs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Rajahs are ranked 578th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coachella Valley has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those eight games. As for Imperial, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-9.
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