The Mountain View Spartans will challenge the Santa Clara Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Santa Clara's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Mountain View took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Fremont a 4-0 shutout. Considering the Spartans have won six matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Santa Clara narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Palo Alto 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Bruins' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Vikings are ranked 88th).
Ahmad Ayadi and Angel Hernandez scored both of Santa Clara's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Santa Clara's win bumped their record up to 6-4-2. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1-3.
Mountain View beat Santa Clara 4-2 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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