Mountain View and Monrovia are an even 2-2-4 against one another since December of 2014, but likely not for long. The Mountain View Vikings will face off against the Monrovia Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mountain View is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Mark Keppel last Monday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Aztecs are ranked 1025th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Monrovia hasn't lost a match since December 7th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Polytechnic a 6-0 shutout. That six goal margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Their offense was hitting Polytechnic from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Micah Maljian led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Mountain View's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those seven matches. As for Monrovia, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-1-3 record this season.
Mountain View suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Monrovia when the teams last played back in January. Can Mountain View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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