The Coronado Islanders will square off against the Escondido Charter Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Coronado's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over La Jolla. Given the Islanders' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Vikings are ranked 586th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Escondido Charter fell victim to Pacific Ridge and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Firebirds, falling 8-0. The shutout was out of character for the Tigers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in December of 2024.
Escondido Charter now has a losing record at 5-6-2. As for Coronado, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4-1.
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