The Ygnacio Valley Wolves will challenge the Benicia Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Ygnacio Valley is headed into the game having not lost since January 4 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Concord a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for Wolves in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won four in a row.
Ygnacio Valley's one-goal win came courtesy of Derek Orellana, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Benicia hasn't lost a match since January 17th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. Neither they nor College Park could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw. The outcome might've been different if Estuardo Lopez hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited his ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Ygnacio Valley's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. Benicia's draw gives them a new season record of 11-3-4.
Ygnacio Valley skirted past Benicia 1-0 in their previous meeting back in January. Will Ygnacio Valley repeat their success, or does Benicia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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