The Sunnyside Wildcats and the Mendota Aztecs will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sunnyside's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Orosi. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 823rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sunnyside hit Orosi with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sergio Quevedo, Andrew Iraheta, and Ricardo Perez.
Meanwhile, Mendota's game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They blew past Riverdale 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Aztecs.
Sunnyside's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four games. As for Mendota, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-2 record this season.
Sunnyside came out on top in a nail-biter against Mendota in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, sneaking past 2-1. Will Sunnyside repeat their success, or does Mendota have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
