With a playoff game on the line, Valley View rose to the challenge on Saturday. They never let the Pittston Patriots onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Patriots are ranked 361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aidan Smola and
Andrew Burman scored both of Valley View's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Valley View is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8-1 record this season. As for Pittston, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12-2.
Valley View didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 6-1 defeat against Abington Heights on the 29th. Pittston does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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