Costa Mesa has won five straight games at home, while Fountain Valley has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Costa Mesa Mustangs will be home for the holidays to greet the Fountain Valley Barons at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Costa Mesa's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three contests.
Costa Mesa's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against La Quinta as Costa Mesa made off with a 6-0 victory. The Mustangs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Meanwhile, Fountain Valley hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. Neither they nor Cleveland could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The Barons had to tread lightly for part of the contest as Paisley Smith and Reese Zarzana were both handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Fountain Valley's draw gives them a new season record of 6-0-2. As for Costa Mesa, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
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