The Otay Ranch Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Chula Vista Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Otay Ranch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Otay Ranch came up short against Mater Dei Catholic and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 419th, while the Crusaders are ranked 69th).
Hiram Mora and Esteban Gonzalez scored both of Otay Ranch's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chula Vista, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They skirted past Castle Park 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Spartans were the better team in the second half.
Otay Ranch's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 7-6-7. As for Chula Vista, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-1-1 and their overall record up to 4-7-4.
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