The Walnut Mustangs will face off against the Ayala Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Ayala heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Walnut took over last week. Walnut skirted past Claremont 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Manny Aguilar and Alessandro Diaz scored both of Walnut's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Ayala waltzed into their match on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Tartans. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Tartans are ranked 468th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walnut's win bumped their record up to 8-3-3. As for Ayala, they pushed their record up to 13-2-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Walnut might still be hurting after the 5-1 loss they got from Ayala in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Walnut have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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