Valencia and Sonora are an even 3-3-1 against one another since December of 2017, but likely not for long. The Valencia Tigers will welcome the Sonora Raiders at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Valencia is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Brea Olinda on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 237th).
Meanwhile, neither Sonora nor La Habra could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
With that draw, Sonora's record moves to 5-1-2. As for Valencia, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Valencia might still be hurting after the 5-1 loss they got from Sonora when the teams last played back in November of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Valencia was down 4-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
