Dougherty Valley and Amador Valley are an even 4-4-1 against one another since January of 2017, but likely not for long. The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will challenge the Amador Valley Dons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dougherty Valley will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Dougherty Valley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over California. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Grizzlies are ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ricardo Feliciano and Brian Ayabe scored both of Dougherty Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Amador Valley had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Heritage by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Dons were the better team in the second half.
Dougherty Valley is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those nine contests. As for Amador Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-10-6.
Dougherty Valley took their win against Amador Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dougherty Valley since the squad 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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