The Downey Vikings will square off against the Salesian Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Downey's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Montebello. The win was all the more spectacular given the Vikings' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 440th, while the Oilers are ranked 160th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salesian). They put the hurt on Maywood Academy with a sharp 5-1 victory on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Mustangs needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Salesian's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three contests. As for Downey, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3-1.
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