The Rio Linda Knights will square off against the Valley Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rio Linda will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Rio Linda had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let Pioneer onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Rio Linda, who have now won 15 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Pioneer with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Juan Plancarte,
Alex Moreno, and
Kevin Riveros.
Meanwhile, Valley waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They won by a goal and slipped past East Union 1-0. Given Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 111th, while East Union is ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rio Linda has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-2 record this season. As for Valley, their win bumped their record up to 22-4-4.
Rio Linda opened the new year with a less-than-successful 3-1 loss to Valley. Can Rio Linda avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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