The Mira Loma Matadors will challenge the Vanden Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Mira Loma sitting on four straight wins and Vanden on three.
While Mira Loma didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-15-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 6-3 margin over Wheatland on Thursday. Considering the Matadors have won three games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Wheatland from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Steven Sanchez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Vanden's contest on Wednesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They never let Justin-Siena onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Give the Vikings' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Mira Loma pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four matches. As for Vanden, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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