The Metea Valley Mustangs will take on the Neuqua Valley Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Metea Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
While Metea Valley didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-11-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They lost 8-3 to Argo on Wednesday. The Mustangs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Cole Hatfield and
Anthony Hildreth scored all three of Metea Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Neuqua Valley kept a clean sheet against Sandburg on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Metea Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Neuqua Valley, they now have a winning record of 3-2-2.
Everything went Metea Valley's way against Neuqua Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Metea Valley made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Metea 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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