The Aliso Niguel Wolverines will square off against the Capistrano Valley Cougars at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Aliso Niguel's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Thursday, neither Aliso Niguel nor Trabuco Hills could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. That draw made it three straight for the Wolverines.
Meanwhile, Capistrano Valley came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tritons a 2-0 shutout. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Tritons are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aliso Niguel's draw gives them a new season record of 7-5-5. As for Capistrano Valley, they pushed their record up to 8-5-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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