Soccer Game Preview: Soledad vs. Monterey

The Soledad Aztecs will challenge the Monterey Dores at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Soledad is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.2 goals per game this season.

Soledad is headed into the contest having not lost since December 6 and will look to keep things rolling. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Rancho San Juan on Tuesday. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Trailblazers are ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Giselle Zepeda and Myrin Amilpa scored all three of Soledad's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.

Meanwhile, Monterey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Watsonville. That's two games in a row now that the Dores have lost by just one goal.

Soledad is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-1-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those nine games. As for Monterey, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.