Redlands hasn't had much luck against Redlands East Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Redlands Terriers will be home for the holidays to greet the Redlands East Valley Wildcats at 5:30 p.m.
Redlands is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Arroyo Valley an easy 7-2 win. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 779th, while the Hawks are ranked 237th).
Desean Banks and Nathan Bora scored both of Redlands' goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, Redlands East Valley's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Apple Valley, sneaking past 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Redlands East Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three games. As for Redlands, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Redlands came up short against Redlands East Valley when the teams last played back in January, falling 3-1. Can Redlands avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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