Soccer Game Preview: Monrovia vs. La Canada

The Monrovia Wildcats will square off against the La Canada Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Monrovia will be strutting in after a win while La Canada will be coming in after a loss.

Monrovia's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over San Marino. The victory continues a trend for Monrovia in their matchups with San Marino: they've now won nine in a row.

Meanwhile, La Canada managed to keep up with South Pasadena until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Spartans came up short against the Tigers, falling 4-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, La Canada's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Monrovia's win bumped their record up to 5-8-2. As for La Canada, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matches. That's still a better percentage than their 1-10-1 record this season.