The Monrovia Wildcats and the San Dimas Saints will compete for holiday cheer at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monrovia will be strutting in after a victory while San Dimas will be coming in after a defeat.
Monrovia was handed a three-goal loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Mayfield 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Monrovia were the better team in the second half.
Alex Orozco was the driving force of Monrovia's attack as she scored both of Monrovia's goals, bringing her season total up to two goals.
Meanwhile, San Dimas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to Santiago. While losing is never fun, San Dimas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 641st, while Santiago are ranked 11th).
San Dimas' loss dropped their record down to 0-8-1. As for Monrovia, they now have a winning record of 2-1-1.
Monrovia beat San Dimas by a goal in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 1-0. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saints turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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