The Ayala Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Claremont Wolfpack at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ayala is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Claremont better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Ayala really get things going. Ayala's defense stepped up to hand Diamond Bar a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Brahmas are ranked 524th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ayala hit Diamond Bar with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ryder Kilde, Cayden Haines, and Adrian Chavez.
Meanwhile, Claremont beat Glendora 2-0 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolfpack.
Ayala has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those ten contests. As for Claremont, their win bumped their record up to 5-7-1.
Ayala beat Claremont 3-1 in their previous matchup on January 14th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ayala 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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