Rio Grande Valley FC (2-3-3) drew LA Galaxy II (3-3-1), 4-4, on Wednesday night at Dignity Health Sports Park as Michael Salazar earned the first hat trick in Toros franchise history by scoring three goals in a span of 14 minutes.
The Toros had a difficult time breaking through the final third in the first half with LA Galaxy II's defending line keeping RGV from being a threat to their goal. The Toros managed just two shots in the first half, both from Carlos Small.
LA Galaxy II took the lead before halftime when Michael Gallagher sent a ball to Diedie Traore who took on the Toros defenders and guided a left footed shot past Tyler Deric for the first goal of the match in the 39th minute, 0-1.