The San Gabriel Matadors will head out to face off against the Mark Keppel Aztecs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
San Gabriel is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Bell Gardens on Wednesday. San Gabriel fell just short of Bell Gardens by a score of 2-1. The Matadors haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
San Gabriel's goal came courtesy of Niyah Davis, who's now up to 19 this season.
Meanwhile, Mark Keppel waltzed into their match on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their defense stepped up to hand the Spartans a 3-0 shutout. The Aztecs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Mark Keppel pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those five games. As for San Gabriel, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4-2.
San Gabriel suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Mark Keppel when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can San Gabriel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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