Soccer Recap: Rank Disadvantage No Problem for Maywood Academy

Maywood Academy hadn't done well against Marquez recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Maywood Academy Nighthawks had just enough and edged the Marquez Gladiators out 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Nighthawks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 995th, while the Gladiators are ranked 357th).

Nighthawks

Previous 2 Games

01/24/25 vs Marquez	2-1
01/22/25 vs Sotomayor	3-1

The victory made it two in a row for Maywood Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-10-1. As for Marquez, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1-1 and their overall record down to 3-4-5.

Maywood Academy has already played their next matchup (against Elizabeth), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marquez has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Mendez.