Aptos hasn't had much luck against Mountain View recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Aptos Mariners will be defending their home pitch for the first time this season when they go up against the Mountain View Spartans at 10:00 a.m.
Last Thursday, Aptos came up short against Los Gatos and fell 3-1. The Mariners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mountain View was able to grind out a solid victory over Hollister on Saturday, taking the game 3-1. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Haybalers are ranked 336th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain View hit Hollister with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sydney Johnson, Alex Markova, and Charlotte Higgins.
Mountain View pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three contests. As for Aptos, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Aptos might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Mountain View in their previous meeting back in December of 2017. Can Aptos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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