The Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs will venture away from home to challenge the Indio Rajahs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Indio will be up against a hot Coachella Valley squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Coachella Valley's defense stepped up to hand Yucca Valley a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Mighty Arabs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Trojans are ranked 1103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Indio). They put the hurt on Twentynine Palms with a sharp 10-0 win on Tuesday. It was an even better day for Andrew Castellanos as he scored three goals for his team.
Coachella Valley pushed their record up to 8-5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those three matches. As for Indio, their win bumped their record up to 9-11-2.
Everything went Coachella Valley's way against Indio in their previous meeting last Tuesday, as Coachella Valley made off with a 5-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coachella 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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