Fountain Valley hasn't had much luck against Huntington Beach recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fountain Valley Barons will face off against the Huntington Beach Oilers at 5:00 p.m. Fountain Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Fountain Valley is headed into the game without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Pacifica Christian/Orange County 2-1. Given the Barons' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Tritons are ranked 258th), the result back in December of 2024 wasn't entirely unexpected.
Katelyn Leach and Reese Zarzana scored both of Fountain Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, Huntington Beach kept a clean sheet against Marina on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Vikings.
Huntington Beach's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matches. As for Fountain Valley, their record now sits at 8-0-3.
Fountain Valley suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Huntington Beach when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Fountain Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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