Vaughn and East Valley are an even 4-4-2 against one another since December of 2019, but likely not for long. The Vaughn White Tigers will host the East Valley Falcons at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Vaughn's offense. They came up short against Golden Valley last Saturday, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the White Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 936th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 463rd).
Meanwhile, East Valley's undefeated season came to an end after seven games back in December of 2024. They fell just short of Sherman Oaks CES by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Falcons couldn't quite close it out.
This is the second loss in a row for Vaughn and nudges their season record down to 1-7-1. As for East Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Vaughn came out on top in a nail-biter against East Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will Vaughn repeat their success, or does East Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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