The Rocklin Thunder will face off against the Vista del Lago Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Rocklin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand El Capitan an 8-0 shutout. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Gauchos are ranked 546th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vista del Lago). Everything went their way against Rodriguez on Tuesday as Vista del Lago made off with a 6-0 win. Taylor Grover was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
The victory was the third in a row for Vista del Lago, bringing their record for this year to 9-7. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Rocklin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-2.
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