The Valley Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Burbank Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Valley took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Armijo onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Vikings were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Burbank entered their tilt with Fairfield on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Falcons, sneaking past 1-0. Give the Titans' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Laura Carlos, who's now up to 24 this season.
Burbank pushed their record up to 12-7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Burbank in their previous matchup back in January. Can Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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