The Yucaipa Thunderbirds and the Vista Murrieta Broncos will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yucaipa's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Yucaipa's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Murrieta Mesa out 1-0. That's two games straight that the Thunderbirds have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Brooke Smith, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta didn't have quite enough to beat King on Saturday and fell 2-1. The loss was the Broncos' first of the season.
Vista Murrieta's defeat dropped their record down to 2-1-1. As for Yucaipa, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Yucaipa skirted past Vista Murrieta 1-0 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yucaipa 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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