The Monte Vista Mustangs will head out to challenge the Dougherty Valley Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Monte Vista's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Dublin with a sharp 4-0 victory. That four goal margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
Meanwhile, Dougherty Valley waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Matadors as they made off with a 5-2 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Matadors are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dougherty Valley hit Granada with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ricardo Feliciano (2), Brian Ayabe (2), and Emmanuel Silvera.
Dougherty Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those seven contests. As for Monte Vista, they pushed their record up to 6-2-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Monte Vista beat Dougherty Valley 2-0 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will Monte Vista repeat their success, or does Dougherty Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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