The Esperanza Aztecs are taking a road trip to take on the Sonora Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Esperanza's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Esperanza fell victim to Crean Lutheran and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 4-0 to the Saints. While losing is never fun, Esperanza can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 251st, while Crean Lutheran are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, Sonora also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of Yorba Linda by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Sonora's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 1-1-3 and their overall record down to 10-5-5. As for Esperanza, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5-1.
Esperanza opened the new year with a less-than-successful 3-1 loss to Sonora. Can the Aztecs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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