The Carter Lions will square off against the San Gorgonio Spartans at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Carter has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while San Gorgonio will arrive with three straight victories.
Carter is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Jurupa Hills on Wednesday. Carter fell 2-0 to Jurupa Hills. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 638th, while the Spartans are ranked 215th).
Meanwhile, San Gorgonio earned a 4-2 win over Fontana on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly two goals.
San Gorgonio pushed their record up to 12-3-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three matches. As for Carter, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8-3.
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