Preview: Venice vs. Sylmar
Venice has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Sylmar Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Venice's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
With a playoff game on the line, Venice rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They beat the Lions by a goal, winning 3-2. That's two games straight that Venice has won by exactly one goal.
They hit Fairfax with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Christian Marroquin,
Carter Lawrence, and
Will Oeser.
Meanwhile, Sylmar entered their tilt with Banning with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Sylmar blew past Banning 3-0. Given Sylmar's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 165th, while Banning is ranked 338th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Venice is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season. As for Sylmar, their win bumped their record up to 15-5-5.
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