The Mountain View Vikings will challenge the El Monte Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
El Monte better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Mountain View really get things going. Everything went Mountain View's way against Gabrielino on Tuesday as Mountain View made off with a 5-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Vikings needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, on TuesdayRosemead kept up with El Monte until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. El Monte's defense stepped up to hand Rosemead a 3-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly three goals.
They hit Rosemead with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Anthony Tzul, Danny Cardona, and Javier Rodriguez.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four contests. As for El Monte, they now have a winning record of 4-3-1.
Mountain View came out on top in a nail-biter against El Monte in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Does Mountain View have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Monte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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