The Elsinore Tigers will head out on the road to take on the West Valley Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Elsinore's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Elsinore took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Tahquitz a 1-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Titans are ranked 870th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Valley waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Titans by a score of 3-1. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly two goals.
West Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season. As for Elsinore, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Elsinore was able to grind out a solid win over West Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elsinore 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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