The Northview Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Baldwin Park Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Northview sitting on four straight victories and Baldwin Park on five.
Northview's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sierra Vista with a sharp 6-0 win. Give Northview's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
While Baldwin Park didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-10-5), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against La Puente on Tuesday as they made off with a 4-1 victory. Given Baldwin Park's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 289th, while La Puente are ranked 910th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northview's win bumped their record up to 5-1-1. As for Baldwin Park, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0-1.
Northview took their win against Baldwin Park in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad 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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