The Monterey Trail Mustangs will face off against the Sheldon Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Monterey Trail's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Monterey Trail beats Sheldon with two goals on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Monterey Trail sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Laguna Creek on Wednesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Cardinals are ranked 868th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sheldon entered their contest against Franklin on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sheldon fell just short of Franklin by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Huskies couldn't push the score so high this time.
Monterey Trail's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7-2. As for Sheldon, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3-2.
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