It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Holtville had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Preuss UCSD Tritons 2-1. The result kept the Vikings happy, as they haven't lost a game since January 7th.
Mayah Taylor and Melissa Rendon scored both of Holtville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 39 goals.
Holtville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 79 goals over those 11 matches. Preuss UCSD now has a losing record of 9-10.
Coming up, Holtville will head out to take on Coastal Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Coastal Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season. Preuss UCSD does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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