It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Monte Vista can now relate to. They fell just short of the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Monarchs are ranked fifth).
Monte Vista's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six matches. As for Archbishop Mitty, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That somehow still isn't as good as their 18-2 record this season.
Monte Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Archbishop Mitty, they will take on Bishop O'Dowd at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Archbishop Mitty's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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