The Valley Vikings will square off against the Pleasant Grove Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Pleasant Grove's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Pleasant Grove is facing Valley at the wrong time: Valley suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1. The loss put an end to the Vikings' undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 2-0 shutout. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Mustangs are ranked 394th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Julian Sevilla and Estevan Perez scored both of Pleasant Grove's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Pleasant Grove's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 11-1-4.
Valley might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Pleasant Grove when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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