The El Monte Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Marshall Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Marshall will have to contend with a El Monte squad hungry for a victory, something the team hasn't seen since December 16. El Monte fell 3-1 to Arroyo on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, El Monte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 885th, while Arroyo are ranked 148th).
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Marshall after they claimed the first goal on Monday, however, they wouldn't score again. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rosemead. Marshall haven't had much luck with Rosemead recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 3-8-2. As for El Monte, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11-1.
El Monte might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Marshall when the teams last played back in December of 2025. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Lions were down 4-0.
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