The Pleasant Valley Spartans will head out to challenge the Calamus-Wheatland Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Pleasant Valley's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Calamus-Wheatland's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Pleasant Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Iowa City, who was ranked 12th at the time (Pleasant Valley was ranked sixth). The Spartans fell just short of the Little Hawks by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Pleasant Valley's defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Calamus-Wheatland fell victim to Northwest and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 6-0 to Wolves. Calamus-Wheatland have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Calamus-Wheatland's loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1. As for Pleasant Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-2-1.
Everything went Pleasant Valley's way against Calamus-Wheatland when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Pleasant Valley made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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