The Alhambra Moors will face off against the Schurr Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Alhambra took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Montebello onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Moors were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Schurr came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Aztecs 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for the Spartans as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Alhambra's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-5-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Schurr, the win got them back to even at 8-8-3.
Alhambra came out on top in a nail-biter against Schurr when the teams last played back in January of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will Alhambra repeat their success, or does Schurr have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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