Silver Valley hasn't had much luck against Big Bear recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Bears at 5:00 p.m.
Silver Valley managed to keep up with Lucerne Valley until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Trojans lost 5-1 to the Mustangs. Having soared to a lofty nine goals in the game before, Silver Valley couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Big Bear). They never let Summit Leadership Academy get on the board and left with an 11-0 win on Wednesday. With that victory, Big Bear brought their scoring average up to 3 goals per game.
Their offense was hitting Summit Leadership Academy from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Caden Stewart led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
The win made it two in a row for Big Bear and bumps their season record up to 5-4-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matchups. As for Silver Valley, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 6-4.
Silver Valley couldn't quite get it done against Big Bear when the teams last played back in January of 2025 as they fell 3-1. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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