The Marquez Gladiators will be taking part in a tournament against the Bell Eagles at 12:40 p.m. on Friday. Marquez will be strutting in after a win while Bell will be coming in after a defeat.
Marquez's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against South Gate by a score of 2-0. Given Marquez's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while South Gate are ranked 496th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Matthew Velazquez and Nery Ausencio scored both of Marquez's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, Bell's game last Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of South East. The loss was Bell's first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bell fell to 9-1-2. As for Marquez, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0-1.
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