The Chavez Eagles will face off against the Arleta Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chavez is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Chavez's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Verdugo Hills. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Dons are ranked 891st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jose Aviles and Eduardo Sicaja scored both of Chavez's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Meanwhile, everything went Arleta's way against Grant on Friday as Arleta made off with a 3-0 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by three goals or more this season.
Arleta's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matchups. As for Chavez, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-3 record this season.
Chavez might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Arleta in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chavez was down 4-0.
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