The Arleta Mustangs will square off against the Hawkins Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Arleta is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Math & Science College Preparatory a 2-0 shutout.
Jaslene Gutierrez was the driving force of Arleta's attack as she scored both of Arleta's goals, bringing her season total up to two goals.
Meanwhile, Hawkins had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Challengers with a sharp 9-0 victory. Hawkins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by three goals or more this season.
Arleta's win bumped their record up to 2-10-4. As for Hawkins, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.
Everything went Arleta's way against Hawkins in their previous meeting back in February of 2016, as Arleta made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad 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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