The South Spartans will square off against the El Segundo Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
South fell victim to Palos Verdes and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Sea Kings, falling 5-0. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Sea Kings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, El Segundo kept a clean sheet against South back in December of 2024. They beat the Spartans by a goal, winning 1-0. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Spartans are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Segundo's one-goal win came courtesy of Ricky Martocci, who's now up to four this season.
El Segundo is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which somehow still isn't as good as their 10-1-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those seven contests. As for South, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
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