It's playoff time, and Dougherty Valley had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their defense stepped up to hand the Northgate Broncos a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Broncos are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dougherty Valley's one-goal win came courtesy of Matthew Ghobrial, which was the first he's scored this season.
Dougherty Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 41 goals over those 12 matches. Northgate's loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Coming up, Dougherty Valley will welcome Acalanes at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Acalanes will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Dougherty Valley surely won't give up without a fight. Northgate does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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