The Mira Costa Mustangs will challenge the Redondo Union Sea Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mira Costa comes in on 12 and Redondo Union on three.
If Mira Costa beats Redondo Union with two goals on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Mira Costa beat South by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while the Spartans are ranked 231st), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tosh Bridges and Carson Steinbacher scored both of Mira Costa's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Redondo Union won against South last Tuesday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Redondo Union walked away with a 3-1 victory over Palos Verdes.
Mira Costa pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those four matchups. As for Redondo Union, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season.
Mira Costa was able to grind out a solid victory over Redondo Union when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 3-1. Will Mira Costa repeat their success, or does Redondo Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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