The Valley Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the West Mesa Mustangs at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Valley's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Belen on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Eagles. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Vikings' Cathryn Gaona and Malila Deschiney and the Eagles' Jordan Ammons were all carded.
Meanwhile, West Mesa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Highland.
Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-6. As for West Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5-1.
Valley took their victory against West Mesa in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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