Valor Academy has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Van Nuys Wolves at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Valor Academy rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top against Wolves by a score of 3-1.
Valor Academy hit University Prep Value with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sebastian Calderon,
Ab Paz, and
David Montes.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Van Nuys ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged South Gate out 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given Van Nuys' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 686th, while South Gate is ranked 300th).
Valor Academy pushed their record up to 13-3-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those five matchups. As for Van Nuys, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-11-7.
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