The South El Monte Eagles will head out to square off against the El Monte Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. South El Monte is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Tuesday. South El Monte blew past Marshall 5-2. It was an even better day for Fabricio Ocampo as he scored three goals for his team.
El Monte had taken Mountain View down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Lions fell 2-0 to the Vikings. While losing is never fun, El Monte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 866th, while Mountain View are ranked 243rd).
South El Monte's win bumped their record up to 12-8-3. As for El Monte, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12-2.
South El Monte beat El Monte 2-0 in their previous matchup on January 8th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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