Poly won the last time they faced Paloma Valley and things went their way on Thursday too. The Poly Bears narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Paloma Valley Wildcats 3-2. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 514th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eric Barbarin and Adrian Navarro scored all three of Poly's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Poly's victory bumped their record up to 11-4-3. As for Paloma Valley, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9-2 record this season.
Poly will challenge Valley View at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Poly's last seven contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Paloma Valley has already played their next match (against Citrus Hill), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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