The West Valley Mustangs will challenge the Santa Ana Saints at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Valley's last eight matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
West Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lakeside 3-2.
Ernesto Delara and Emanuel Deorta scored all three of West Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, Santa Ana had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 3-0 shutout. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 312th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Valley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Santa Ana, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
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