South El Monte and Rosemead are an even 4-4-2 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The South El Monte Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Rosemead Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South El Monte has eight straight victories, Rosemead has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
South El Monte's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Marshall. The result was nothing new for South El Monte, who have now won 11 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Marshall from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Rosemead challenged El Monte on Tuesday. Rosemead fell just short of El Monte by a score of 2-1.
South El Monte's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five games. As for Rosemead, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10-4.
Everything went South El Monte's way against Rosemead in their previous meeting on Friday, as South El Monte made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South El Monte since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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