Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Monte Vista Mustangs walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the Marauders a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given Monte Vista's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Jesuit is ranked third).
Monte Vista hit Jesuit with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lucas Pederson,
Cole Azevedo, and
Brennan Dew.
Monte Vista is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3-3 record this season. As for Jesuit, their loss dropped their record down to 21-2-2.
Monte Vista will head out on the road to face off against Saint Francis at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saint Francis is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Monte Vista a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the pitch. Jesuit does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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