On Thursday, South faced Valley Center in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Cougars came out on top in a nail-biter against the Valley Center Hornets , sneaking past 2-1. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by just one goal.
Rodrigo Palacios and
Rylan Snell scored both of South's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.
South's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Valley Center, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2-1.
South will square off against Newton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valley Center, they will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Derby. Derby's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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