The El Capitan Vaqueros will be playing at home against the Central Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
El Capitan had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let University City onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but El Capitan sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Lia Peterson, who's now up to 37 this season.
Meanwhile, Central has not lost a match since December 29, 2023, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Foothills Christian out 2-1.
El Capitan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2-1 record this season. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 18-4-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Everything went El Capitan's way against Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as El Capitan made off with a 6-2 victory. In that match, El Capitan amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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