It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Monroe Area had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cedar Grove Saints a 5-0 shutout. Monroe Area's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
They hit Cedar Grove with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ricky Valdovinos (2),
Gabriel Portillo,
Jaylan Bales, and
Danny Morales.
Monroe Area has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Cedar Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-1.
Monroe Area will head out on the road to challenge Coahulla Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Cedar Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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