The Temecula Valley Golden Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Temecula Valley has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Vista Murrieta will arrive with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Temecula Valley came up short against Lakeside and fell 5-3.
Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta won against Ganesha last Friday with six goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. Vista Murrieta walked away with a 6-4 win over Lakeside. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Lancers are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vista Murrieta is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those six matches. As for Temecula Valley, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Temecula Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Vista Murrieta when the teams last played back in January of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will Temecula Valley repeat their success, or does Vista Murrieta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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