The Mark Keppel Aztecs will take on the Bell Gardens Lancers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mark Keppel is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
If Mark Keppel beats Bell Gardens with three goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Mark Keppel walked away with a 3-1 win over San Gabriel on Friday. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Matadors are ranked 435th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
LAUREN YOUNG and KAYLA MURAMATSU scored all three of Mark Keppel's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 34 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bell Gardens). Everything went their way against Montebello on Friday as Bell Gardens made off with a 4-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lancers.
Mark Keppel pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those six games. As for Bell Gardens, the victory got them back to even at 6-6-1.
Mark Keppel came out on top in a nail-biter against Bell Gardens in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mark Keppel 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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