The Valencia Vikings will head out on the road to take on the West Ranch Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Ranch took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Valencia, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Valencia got the win against Castaic by a conclusive 4-1.
Meanwhile, West Ranch unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-match winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against Saugus, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, West Ranch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while Saugus are ranked 117th).
Valencia's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-6-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for West Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-2.
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