The Silver Valley Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the PAL Academy Bulls at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Silver Valley has three straight victories, PAL Academy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Silver Valley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Summit Leadership Academy with a sharp 6-0 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Summit Leadership Academy from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Jose Gonzalez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, PAL Academy fell victim to Lucerne Valley and their airtight defense on Monday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 1-0.
Silver Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those five matches. As for PAL Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Silver Valley took their victory against PAL Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 12-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silver Valley since the team 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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