The Verdugo Hills Dons will take on the Arleta Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Verdugo Hills' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Verdugo Hills' offense. They fell just short of Monroe by a score of 1-0 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Arleta kept a clean sheet against Monroe on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vikings, sneaking past 1-0. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Vikings are ranked 976th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arleta pushed their record up to 8-2-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Verdugo Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8-1.
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