The Central Valley Hawks will take on the Beyer Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Central Valley comes in on seven and Beyer on ten.
Central Valley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Pacheco with a sharp 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
While Beyer didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-12-3), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Livingston by a score of 2-0 two weeks ago. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 185th, while Wolves are ranked 683rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Astrid Barry and Felicyty Farias scored both of Beyer's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Central Valley's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those six games. As for Beyer, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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