On TuesdayRosemead kept up with El Monte until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. The El Monte Lions' defense stepped up to hand the Rosemead Panthers a 3-0 shutout. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Panthers are ranked 805th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Monte hit Rosemead with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Anthony Tzul, Danny Cardona, and Javier Rodriguez.
El Monte is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those five matchups. As for Rosemead, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5-4.
El Monte will head out on the road to take on Mountain View at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Rosemead, they will challenge Gabrielino at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Rosemead is facing Gabrielino at the right time seeing as Gabrielino is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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