The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will face off against the De La Salle Spartans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Dougherty Valley sitting on three straight victories and De La Salle on four.
Dougherty Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Berkeley a 1-0 shutout. Give the Wildcats' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, De La Salle faced Clayton Valley Charter in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. De La Salle skirted past Clayton Valley Charter 2-1.
Namir Shlah and Ronan Rattigan scored both of De La Salle's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Dougherty Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for De La Salle, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
Dougherty Valley came up short against De La Salle in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Dougherty Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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