The Valley View Eagles will face off against the Poly Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Valley View earned a 3-1 win over Hemet. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 928th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Poly won against Rancho Cucamonga on Friday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Poly had just enough and edged Paloma Valley out 2-1. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by just one goal.
Jonathan Hernandez and Eric Barbarin scored both of Poly's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Valley View pushed their record up to 9-2-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those five games. As for Poly, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season.
Valley View was able to grind out a solid win over Poly in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 2-0. Does Valley View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Poly turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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