The Pleasant Valley Vikings will square off against the Merced Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pleasant Valley was handed a three-goal defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Orland a 1-0 shutout. Pleasant Valley wouldn't have won without Ben Ando, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Merced was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Ceres could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw.
Pleasant Valley now has a winning record of 3-2. Merced's draw makes their record 3-1-1 this season.
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