Vanden is 1-9 against Vacaville since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Vanden Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Vacaville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Vanden had just enough and edged Wood out 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Vikings' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 663rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 140th).
Meanwhile, Vacaville entered their tilt with Pioneer on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Patriots onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Pioneer with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sophia Franzoni (2), Katie Thomas (2), Sophia Brenes, and Elena Vera.
Vacaville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-1-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those seven games. As for Vanden, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Vanden suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Vacaville in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Vanden avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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