Rancho Alamitos was the 4-2 winner over Santa Ana Valley when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Santa Ana Valley Falcons an easy 3-0 victory. While losing is never fun, the Vaqueros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 671st, while the Falcons are ranked 298th).
Rancho Alamitos' defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Santa Ana Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rancho Alamitos will be home for the holidays to greet Los Amigos at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Ana Valley will take on Segerstrom in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Ana Valley's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so Segerstrom's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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