The Vanden Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Mira Loma Matadors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Vanden sitting on three straight wins and Mira Loma on four.
Mira Loma better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Vanden really get things going. Vanden's defense stepped up to hand Justin-Siena a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday. Give the Vikings' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Carter Cipollone and Joseph Harris scored all three of Vanden's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
While Mira Loma didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-15-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 6-3 margin over Wheatland on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Matadors, who have now won three games by three goals or more so far this season.
Mira Loma's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four contests. As for Vanden, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Vanden came out on top in a nail-biter against Mira Loma in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vanden since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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