The Pacheco Panthers will challenge the Johansen Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Pacheco's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They skirted past Central Valley 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Pacheco were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Johansen entered their contest against Ceres on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Vikings fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Johansen came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 177th, while Ceres are ranked 638th).
Pacheco is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five contests. As for Johansen, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1-3 and their overall record down to 10-2-5.
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