Jurupa Valley is 0-10 against Norte Vista since January of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Jurupa Valley Jaguars will look to defend their home pitch against the Norte Vista Braves at 3:30 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Jurupa Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They skirted past Patriot 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Jaguars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 765th, while the Warriors are ranked 282nd).
Meanwhile, Norte Vista had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 1-0 shutout. Give the Braves' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Norte Vista pushed their record up to 6-3-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five matches. As for Jurupa Valley, their win bumped their record up to 3-9-3.
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