It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Santa Ana Valley duke it out with the South El Monte at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday... Santa Ana Valley's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so South El Monte's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Santa Ana Valley will head out to face South El Monte after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Santa Ana Valley took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Century. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Falcons couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, South El Monte kept a clean sheet against El Monte on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 2-0. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-12-4), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
South El Monte's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four matches. As for Santa Ana Valley, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1-2.
Santa Ana Valley came up short against South El Monte in their previous matchup back in February of 2015, falling 4-2. Can Santa Ana Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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