The West Valley Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Elsinore Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. West Valley's last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Elsinore heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when West Valley took over last week. West Valley skirted past Temescal Canyon 2-1. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Titans are ranked 849th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emanuel Deorta was the driving force of West Valley's attack as he scored both of West Valley's goals, bringing his season total up to nine goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Elsinore was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell 2-0 to Tahquitz.
Elsinore's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for West Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-1 record this season.
West Valley skirted past Elsinore 1-0 in their previous matchup on January 10th. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Valley 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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