The Garey Vikings will challenge the Duarte Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Garey will be strutting in after a win while Duarte will be coming in after a loss.
Garey's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Azusa 1-0. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Aztecs are ranked 939th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Duarte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Baldwin Park, falling 5-2.
Garey has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Duarte, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9-1.
Garey was able to grind out a solid victory over Duarte when the teams last played back in December of 2014, winning 2-0. Does Garey have another victory up their sleeve, or will Duarte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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