Preview: Esperanza vs. Upland
The Esperanza Aztecs will face off against the Upland Highlanders/Scots at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
With a playoff game on the line, Esperanza rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the Dragons onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. COLE POLING had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Esperanza.
Meanwhile, Upland made easy work of Shadow Hills on Friday and carried off a 4-1 victory. Given Upland's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while Shadow Hills is ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Esperanza is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-5 record this season. As for Upland, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4-5.
Esperanza came up short against Upland in their previous meeting back in November of 2016, falling 2-0. Can Esperanza avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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