Van Nuys hasn't had much luck against San Fernando recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Van Nuys Wolves will head out on the road to take on the San Fernando Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Van Nuys is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Van Nuys will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Canoga Park, who they had gone 1-7-1 against in their nine prior meetings. Van Nuys had just enough and edged Canoga Park out 2-1 on Monday. Given Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Hunters are ranked 650th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nolberto Cartagena and Leelen Castro scored both of Van Nuys' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Meanwhile, San Fernando kept a clean sheet against Panorama on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Pythons. Give the Tigers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The win (which was Van Nuys' third in a row) raised their record to 9-3-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three contests. As for San Fernando, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-2 record this season.
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