The Monrovia Wildcats will take on the La Canada Spartans in a tournament on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Monrovia's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged St. Paul out 1-0. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Swordsmen are ranked 548th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monrovia's one-goal win came courtesy of Manny Lopez, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, La Canada earned a 2-0 victory over Maranatha on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly two goals.
La Canada's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three games. As for Monrovia, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-2 record this season.
Monrovia came up short against La Canada when the teams last played back in January, falling 4-2. Will Monrovia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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