De Anza hasn't had much luck against Pinole Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Dons will face off against the Spartans at 6:00 p.m. De Anza has given up an average of 4.6 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
De Anza managed to keep up with Saint Mary's until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Dons lost 5-0 to the Panthers. While losing is never fun, De Anza can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1018th, while Saint Mary's are ranked 282nd).
Meanwhile, Pinole Valley kept a clean sheet against Richmond on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Oilers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pinole Valley.
Jayla Quintanilla was the driving force of Pinole Valley's attack as she scored both of Pinole Valley's goals, bringing her season total up to eight goals.
Pinole Valley now has a winning record of 7-6-2. As for De Anza, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
De Anza opened the new year with a less-than-successful 2-0 defeat to Pinole Valley. Can the Dons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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