The Marquez Gladiators and the Sylmar Spartans will compete for holiday cheer at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Marquez will be strutting in after a victory while Sylmar will be coming in after a loss.
Marquez had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the four-goal drubbing they dealt Locke on Wednesday. The Gladiators put the hurt on the Saints with a sharp 5-1 win. It was an even better day for Ruben Rodriguez as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Sylmar entered their match against Kennedy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Spartans fell just short of the Golden Cougars by a score of 2-1. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Sylmar couldn't quite close it out.
Marquez's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Sylmar, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2-1.
Marquez beat Sylmar by a goal when the teams last played back in February of 2022, winning 3-2. Will the Gladiators repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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