The San Gorgonio Spartans will head out to face off against the Carter Lions at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Gorgonio has three straight wins, Carter has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
On Wednesday, San Gorgonio beat Fontana 4-2. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Carter was not quite Jurupa Hills' equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to the Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 638th, while the Spartans are ranked 215th).
San Gorgonio's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three contests. As for Carter, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8-3.
San Gorgonio came out on top in a nail-biter against Carter when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Gorgonio 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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