The Montgomery Aztecs will head out on the road to face off against the Chula Vista Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Montgomery had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the eight-goal drubbing they dealt Castle Park on Wednesday. The Aztecs' defense stepped up to hand the Trojans an 8-0 shutout. Given Montgomery's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 304th, while Castle Park are ranked 1046th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chula Vista). They blew past Mar Vista 5-1 on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for Chula Vista in their matchups with Mar Vista: they've now won eight in a row.
The win got Chula Vista back to even at 6-6-3. As for Montgomery, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2-3.
Montgomery skirted past Chula Vista 1-0 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Aztecs since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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