Esperanza was the 3-1 winner over El Modena when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Esperanza Aztecs fell 4-2 to the El Modena Vanguards on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Aztecs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Vanguards are ranked 195th).
Eduardo Perez and Fernando Madrigal scored both of Esperanza's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Esperanza's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-3. As for El Modena, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Esperanza wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against La Serna on the 23rd. El Modena and Tustin will round out the year against one another at at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. El Modena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
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