The Mountain View Vikings and the Esperanza Aztecs will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain View will be strutting in after a win while Esperanza will be coming in after a defeat.
Mountain View will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Tuesday, then bounced right back against El Monte on Thursday. The Vikings came out on top against the Lions by a score of 4-2. Given Mountain View's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while El Monte are ranked 607th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Esperanza was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Yorba Linda. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Esperanza couldn't quite close it out.
Mountain View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-1-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four matchups. As for Esperanza, they now have a losing record of 2-3-3.
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