The Northridge Academy Pumas will square off against the East Valley Falcons at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Northridge Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Sherman Oaks CES.
Meanwhile, East Valley had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the White Tigers a 3-0 shutout. The score was close at the half, but the Falcons pulled away in the second half with two goals.
Gabriel Arvizu and Manuel Garcia scored all three of East Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Northridge Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-4-2. As for East Valley, they are also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season.
Northridge Academy was able to grind out a solid win over East Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 3-1. Will Northridge Academy repeat their success, or does East Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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