The Escondido Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Mount Miguel Matadors at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Escondido will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Escondido's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They rang in the new year with a 2-0 victory over Mission Vista. The Cougars' winning goal came courtesy of Omar Sanchez.
Escondido was without their leading scorer, David Ortiz, in Friday's contest. With Ortiz sitting this one out, Tyson Rachedi got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 51.4).
Meanwhile, Mount Miguel fell victim to El Capitan and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They fell just short of the Vaqueros by a score of 1-0. The Matadors have struggled against the Vaqueros recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Mount Miguel's loss dropped their record down to 3-3-2. As for Escondido, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1.
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