The Katella Knights will challenge the Valencia Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Katella will be strutting in after a victory while Valencia will be coming in after a loss.
Katella's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over La Mirada. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Matadores are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Valencia entered their game against Sonora back in December of 2024 without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Valencia might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Sonora an easy 5-0 victory. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Katella has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-2-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Valencia, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
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