The Sultana Sultans will take on the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Sultana's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Hesperia 1-0. Given the Sultans' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Scorpions are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sultana's one-goal win came courtesy of Paulino Acosta-Arellano, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Burroughs on Thursday and fell 2-1.
The win made it two in a row for Sultana and bumps their season record up to 10-3. As for Apple Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-4.
Sultana beat Apple Valley 2-0 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Does Sultana have another victory up their sleeve, or will Apple Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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