The Sun Valley Spartans will face off against the Independence Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Sun Valley's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Sun Valley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Porter Ridge 1-0. Sun Valley haven't had any issues with Porter Ridge recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Sun Valley's one-goal win came courtesy of Sophia Seddon, who's now up to 11 this season.
Meanwhile, Independence fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Butler on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 3-1 to the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Independence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 258th, while Butler are ranked 124th).
Independence dropped their record down to 4-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Sun Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5-2.
Sun Valley took their win against Independence in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 6-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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