Valley Vista is 0-9 against Mountain Ridge since January of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Valley Vista Monsoon will welcome the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m.
Valley Vista fell victim to Boulder Creek and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Jaguars, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Monsoon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Jaguars are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge put another one in the bag back in December of 2024 to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Williams Field onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The Mountain Lions' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matches.
Their offense was hitting Williams Field from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Aryanna Peregrino led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Mountain Ridge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Valley Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-2.
Valley Vista suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Mountain Ridge when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Valley Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
