The St. Genevieve Valiants will take on the Maranatha Minutemen in a tournament on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
St. Genevieve is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Crescenta Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Maranatha's offense. They fell just short of Muir by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Mustangs are ranked 149th).
Maranatha was without their leading scorer, Ella Klop, in Tuesday's game. With Klop sidelined, Cheyenne Throop got her first action of the season.
St. Genevieve's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Maranatha, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
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