The Valley Vikings will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Pacheco Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Valley had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their defense stepped up to hand Rio Linda a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. Give Valley's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Octavio Mendoza, who's now up to ten this season.
Meanwhile, Pacheco came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged Vista del Lago out 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given Pacheco's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 204th, while Vista del Lago is ranked 44th).
Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4-4 record this season. As for Pacheco, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4-2.
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