The Mount Miguel Matadors will face off against the Escondido Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Mount Miguel's last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Mount Miguel fell victim to El Capitan and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They fell just short of the Vaqueros by a score of 1-0. The Matadors haven't had much luck with the Vaqueros recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Escondido had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Mission Vista a 2-0 shutout. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Mission Vista are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Omar Sanchez and Anthony Ramirez scored both of Escondido's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Mount Miguel's loss dropped their record down to 3-3-2. As for Escondido, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1.
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