Truckee is 9-1 against North Valleys since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Truckee Wolverines will venture away from home to take on the North Valleys Panthers at 3:00 p.m. Truckee is coming into the match hot, having won their last 14 games.
Truckee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: South Tahoe, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Truckee was ranked 13th). Truckee never let South Tahoe onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday. Give the Wolverines' defense some credit: that's the team's seventh straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Fiona Balan, who's now up to 21 this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, North Valleys made sure to put some goals up on the board against Wooster on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Colts. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven games by three goals or more so far this season.
Truckee pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for North Valleys, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season.
Truckee beat North Valleys by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Truckee since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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