The Poly Bears will be taking part in a tournament against the Montebello Oilers at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Poly has five straight wins, Montebello has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Last Thursday, Poly was able to grind out a solid victory over Citrus Hill, taking the game 3-1. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Hawks are ranked 491st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Poly hit Citrus Hill with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Marco Guillen-Mendez, Damian Lopez, and Eric Barbarin.
Meanwhile, Montebello didn't have quite enough to beat Loyola on Friday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Oilers have lost by just one goal.
Montebello's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-2. As for Poly, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1-1.
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