The Vista Murrieta Broncos will square off against the Chaparral Pumas at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Vista Murrieta has seven straight wins, Chaparral has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Vista Murrieta's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Murrieta Mesa. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Rams are ranked 915th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Chaparral scored the most goals they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 5-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Murrieta Valley.
Vista Murrieta is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 44 goals over those 12 matchups. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10-2.
Vista Murrieta took their win against Chaparral in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 4-0. Will Vista Murrieta repeat their success, or does Chaparral have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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