After a short break, it's finally time for some more action. The Vista Murrieta Broncos will be playing at home against the Shadow Hills Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Vista Murrieta's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Vista Murrieta took a loss when they played away from home on December 14th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They skirted past Yucaipa 2-1. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 590th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kailyn Peterson and Destiny Cabrera scored both of Vista Murrieta's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, Shadow Hills had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rajahs a 4-0 shutout. Give the Knights' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Shadow Hills' win bumped their record up to 4-1-1. As for Vista Murrieta, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1-1.
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