The Homestead Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Los Gatos Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Homestead fell victim to Archbishop Mitty and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 6-0 to the Monarchs. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Monarchs are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Los Gatos' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They and Mountain View finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw. The result kept the Wildcats happy, as they haven't lost a game since December 16, 2024.
Los Gatos' draw gives them a new season record of 7-2-4. As for Homestead, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4-4.
Homestead skirted past Los Gatos 1-0 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homestead since the squad 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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