The Temecula Valley Golden Bears will take on the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Temecula Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Murrieta Mesa will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Temecula Valley earned a 3-1 win over Chaparral. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Pumas are ranked 925th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the eighth. They fell just short of Murrieta Valley by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by just one goal.
Temecula Valley pushed their record up to 8-7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three matchups. As for Murrieta Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9-3.
Everything went Temecula Valley's way against Murrieta Mesa when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Temecula Valley made off with a 4-1 win. Will Temecula Valley repeat their success, or does Murrieta Mesa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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