The West Valley Eagles will challenge the Lassen Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Yreka.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four match, Lassen brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. Their defense stepped up to hand Central Valley a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. Lassen's winning goal came courtesy of Seth Matchniff.
Something new happened on Tuesday as Nicholas Gomez saw his first action of the season, playing 80 minutes against Central Valley. Gomez made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
West Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-7-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four matches. As for Lassen, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-1-1 and their overall record up to 5-3-1.
West Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lassen when the teams last played back in February of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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