With a playoff game on the line, the Estancia Eagles rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 1-0 shutout. Given Estancia's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while San Jacinto is ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Estancia's one-goal win came courtesy of
Paloma Vallejo, who's now up to 13 this season.
Estancia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3-1 record this season. As for San Jacinto, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7-4.
Estancia is on the road again on Friday and plays Campbell Hall at 5:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Campbell Hall will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Estancia surely won't give up without a fight. San Jacinto does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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