The Arroyo Valley Hawks will take on the Bloomington Bruins at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Arroyo Valley is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Summit on Tuesday. The Hawks lost 6-1 to the SkyHawks.
Arroyo Valley's goal came courtesy of Alexander Bucio, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Bloomington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Rialto, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, Bloomington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 808th, while Rialto are ranked 54th).
Bloomington's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Arroyo Valley, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1-1 and their overall record down to 8-7-1.
Arroyo Valley beat Bloomington by a goal when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 2-1. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bruins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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