Clarkston hasn't had much luck against East Valley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bantams will venture away from home to take on the Knights at 4:00 p.m.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Clarkston's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pullman on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Clarkston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington soccer rankings (they are ranked 216th, while Pullman are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, East Valley made sure to put some goals up on the board against Deer Park on Thursday. They never let the Stags get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. Considering East Valley's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
East Valley has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those eight matches. As for Clarkston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9.
Clarkston couldn't quite get it done against East Valley in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 3-1. Can the Bantams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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