The Esparto Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Lindhurst Blazers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Esparto headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for five straight, but Mesa Verde let them put that streak behind them. Esparto never let Mesa Verde onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Spartans as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
They hit Mesa Verde with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Julianna Luviano (2), Denise Villegas, Kamyla Pantoja, and Sophia Lopez.
Meanwhile, Lindhurst entered their tilt with Golden Sierra on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They had just enough and edged the Grizzlies out 3-2. That's two games straight that the Blazers have won by just one goal.
Lindhurst pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 37 goals over those five games. As for Esparto, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5-1.
Esparto might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from Lindhurst when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Esparto avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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