The Pleasant Grove Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Valley Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Valley is hoping to do what Monterey Trail couldn't last Friday: put an end to Pleasant Grove's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Pleasant Grove never let Monterey Trail onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Mustangs are ranked 394th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Julian Sevilla and Estevan Perez scored both of Pleasant Grove's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Franklin by a score of 2-1. The loss put an end to the Vikings' undefeated start to the season.
Pleasant Grove's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-1-4.
Pleasant Grove took their win against Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Grove since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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