It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Golden Valley Cougars had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Thunder a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Golden Valley, who have now won 14 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Carlos Miranda and
Jose Ontiveros, who scored all three of Golden Valley's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 59 so far this season.
The victory (which was Golden Valley's third in a row) raised their record to 19-2-2. As for Rocklin, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10-2 record this season.
Golden Valley will square off against Elk Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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