Valley is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Franklin is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Valley Vikings will finish 2024 at home by hosting the Franklin Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so Franklin's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Valley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Cosumnes Oaks by a score of 2-0. The Vikings' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Jasiel Bizarron and Brian Saldana scored both of Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Franklin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Galt on Monday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Warriors are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-0-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those ten matches. As for Franklin, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Valley beat Franklin 2-0 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Valley repeat their success, or does Franklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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