The Monterey Trail Mustangs will face off against the Sheldon Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sheldon better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Monterey Trail really get things going. Monterey Trail never let Cosumnes Oaks onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 949th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sheldon had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Eagles 2-1. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by just one goal.
Raghib Jami and Emmanuel Alvarez scored both of Sheldon's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Sheldon pushed their record up to 5-2-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Monterey Trail, their win bumped their record up to 9-7-1.
Monterey Trail suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Sheldon when the teams last played back in December of 2019. Can Monterey Trail avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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