The Otay Ranch Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Monte Vista Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Otay Ranch is headed into the match without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. They never let Hilltop onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory last Monday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Lancers are ranked 512th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monte Vista). Everything went their way against Sweetwater two weeks ago as Monte Vista made off with a 3-0 win.
Monte Vista hit Sweetwater with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Nyla Jack, Melissa Velazquez Varela, and Marely Velazquez.
Otay Ranch pushed their record up to 5-0-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three contests. As for Monte Vista, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3-1.
Otay Ranch was able to grind out a solid victory over Monte Vista when the teams last played back in December of 2022, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Otay Ranch since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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