The South Tahoe Vikings will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Sports Leadership & Management Bulls at 12:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Tahoe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Del Sol a 6-0 shutout. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in California, while the Dragons are ranked 26th in Nevada), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management came tearing into Friday's match with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Lakers as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Bulls better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Manny Mendez, as he scored every single goal for his team.
South Tahoe is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 70 goals over those 15 contests. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their win bumped their record up to 20-2.
South Tahoe beat Sports Leadership & Management by a goal in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 2-1. Does South Tahoe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sports Leadership & Management turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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