The Golden Valley Cougars are on the road again on Saturday and plays the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on February 24th. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Golden Valley had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Elk Grove 2-1.
Carlos Miranda was the driving force of Golden Valley's attack as he scored both of Golden Valley's goals. With that big game, he's now up to 43 goals this season.
Meanwhile, Del Oro had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Granite Bay a 1-0 shutout.
Golden Valley's victory bumped their record up to 20-2-2. As for Del Oro, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-7 record this season.
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