The South Spartans will face off against the El Segundo Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. South's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
South fell victim to Palos Verdes and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sea Kings. While losing is never fun, South can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Palos Verdes are ranked first).
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when El Segundo and Mira Costa meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Eagles never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. Considering El Segundo's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
El Segundo's victory bumped their record up to 10-6-1. As for South, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
