A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Arlington face off against the Paloma Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Monday... Arlington is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
Arlington will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Monday, then bounced right back against Poly on Friday. Arlington came out on top against Poly by a score of 4-2. Considering the Lions' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Paloma Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Valley View on Wednesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 493rd, while the Eagles are ranked 76th).
Arlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-1-2 record this season. As for Paloma Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10-2.
Everything went Arlington's way against Paloma Valley when the teams last played back in January, as Arlington made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arlington since the team 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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