The Monte Vista Monarchs will head out to take on the Escondido Charter Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Escondido Charter better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Monte Vista really get things going. Monte Vista's defense stepped up to hand El Cajon Valley a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given the Monarchs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 579th, while the Braves are ranked 1191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marely Velazquez and Nyla Jack scored all three of Monte Vista's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, Escondido Charter entered their tilt with Maranatha Christian on Friday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 5-2 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Escondido Charter pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those six games. As for Monte Vista, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
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