Soccer Recap: El Segundo Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Mira Costa

On Tuesday, El Segundo faced Mira Costa in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The El Segundo Eagles fell just short of the Mira Costa Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost six in a row.

Brad Haug wasn't going to let Mira Costa walk away unscathed as he scored both of El Segundo's goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.

El Segundo's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4-1. As for Mira Costa, the victory (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 20-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: El Segundo beat Mira Costa by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.