The Monta Vista Matadors will square off against the Fremont Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monta Vista has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Fremont will come in with five straight victories.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Monta Vista's offense. They came up short against Saratoga on Thursday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 870th, while the Falcons are ranked 346th).
Meanwhile, Fremont kept a clean sheet against Milpitas on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 5-0 win. Considering the Firebirds have won eight games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Milpitas with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Rylan Cashman (2), Julia Keinath, Stella Civelli, and Kaavya Raman.
Fremont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 37 goals over those nine matches. As for Monta Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Monta Vista skirted past Fremont 2-1 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Monta Vista have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fremont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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