The Rialto Knights will square off against the San Gorgonio Spartans at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Rialto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Rialto's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Carter by a score of 2-0. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Lions are ranked 564th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Angel Castaneda was the driving force of Rialto's attack as he scored both of Rialto's goals, bringing his season total up to three goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask San Gorgonio). They blew past Notre Dame 12-0 on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Spartans with their most commanding win of the season.
Rialto's victory bumped their record up to 9-5-1. As for San Gorgonio, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-3-5.
Rialto came out on top in a nail-biter against San Gorgonio in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rialto 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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