The San Marcos Royals will face off against the Rio Mesa Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
San Marcos' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past Pacifica 1-0. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Tritons are ranked 700th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
San Marcos' one-goal win came courtesy of Zeina Matni, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Rio Mesa has been on a difficult stretch since their win on December 19. They fell just short of Buena by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Rio Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10-5. As for San Marcos, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4-3.
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