The Villa Park Spartans will square off against the Crean Lutheran Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Villa Park is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Brea Olinda just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. Considering the last time the Spartans couldn't score was back in December of 2024, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Crean Lutheran has been on a difficult stretch since their win on January 8. They lost 5-0 to Brea Olinda on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 506th, while the Wildcats are ranked 63rd).
Crean Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 4-7-5. As for Villa Park, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 13-3-3.
Villa Park was able to grind out a solid win over Crean Lutheran in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Does Villa Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crean Lutheran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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