Maranatha hasn't had much luck against Valley Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Maranatha Minutemen will venture away from home to square off against the Valley Christian Defenders at 6:00 p.m. Valley Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Maranatha, who comes in off a win.
Maranatha's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Northview 5-0. The result was nothing new for the Minutemen, who have now won five matchups by five goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Northview from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian fell victim to Upland and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 4-0 to the Highlanders/Scots. While losing is never fun, the Defenders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 504th, while the Highlanders/Scots are ranked 71st).
This is the second loss in a row for Valley Christian and nudges their season record down to 3-5-1. As for Maranatha, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-6.
Maranatha came up short against Valley Christian when the teams last played back in January, falling 4-2. Can Maranatha avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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