The Valencia Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Katella Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Valencia managed to keep up with Costa Mesa until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Tigers lost 6-2 to the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, Valencia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 500th, while Costa Mesa are ranked 115th).
Meanwhile, Katella and Garden Grove finished up their matchup with a 0-0 draw on Thursday.
With that draw, Katella's record moves to 8-2-3. As for Valencia, their loss ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4-3.
Valencia came out on top in a nail-biter against Katella when the teams last played back in January of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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