The Esparto Spartans will take on the Mesa Verde Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Esparto's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Golden Sierra with a sharp 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won eight games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Golden Sierra with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from David Martinez (4), Alan Venegas, Ramiro Moreno, and Alexander Luna.
Meanwhile, Mesa Verde entered their tilt with San Juan on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over the Spartans. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Mavericks were the better team in the second half.
Mesa Verde's win bumped their record up to 9-5-2. As for Esparto, they have also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season.
Esparto beat Mesa Verde by a goal when the teams last played back in January, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Esparto 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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