Golden Valley is 0-5 against Knight since December of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Golden Valley Grizzlies will head out on the road to take on the Knight Hawks at 4:45 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Two weeks ago, Golden Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Canyon. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 396th, while the Cowboys are ranked 877th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Will Flint and Sebastian Garcia scored all three of Golden Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Knight kept a clean sheet against Rio Mesa on Saturday. It was close, but they capped 2024 with a 1-0 win over the Spartans. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by just one goal.
Knight's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five matchups. As for Golden Valley, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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