The Arlington Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Poly Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Arlington is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Poly better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Arlington really get things going. Arlington put the hurt on Hemet with a sharp 6-1 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Poly didn't have quite enough to beat Valley View on Thursday and fell 2-1.
Poly's goal came courtesy of Eric Barbarin, who's now up to six this season.
Arlington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five matches. As for Poly, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-3-2.
Arlington took their win against Poly when the teams last played back in February of 2020 by a conclusive 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arlington 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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