The Vista Ridge Rangers will face off against the Del Valle Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Vista Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Last Friday, Vista Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Round Rock Westwood and fell 4-3. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rangers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Warriors are ranked 48th).
J Mossholder and Arthur Santos scored all three of Vista Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 41 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Del Valle). They put the hurt on Akins with a sharp 5-1 win on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.
Vista Ridge's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-2-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those five matches. As for Del Valle, their win bumped their record up to 11-5-4.
Vista Ridge beat Del Valle 3-1 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will Vista Ridge repeat their success, or does Del Valle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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