The Central Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Pacific Ridge Firebirds at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Central sitting on six straight victories and Pacific Ridge on 17.
Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past Laguna Beach 2-1. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by just one goal.
Joseph Rosas and Mishel Villanueva scored both of Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 60 goals.
Meanwhile, Pacific Ridge kept a clean sheet against Yucaipa on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Thunderbirds, sneaking past 1-0. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pacific Ridge's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 40 goals over those nine contests. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 26-2.
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