Fall River has gone 10-0 against Butte Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Fall River Bulldogs will challenge the Butte Valley Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m.
Fall River is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Weed just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bulldogs came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Cougars are ranked 79th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Butte Valley). They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Etna on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Fall River's defeat dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Butte Valley, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Everything went Fall River's way against Butte Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Fall River made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fall River 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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