The Sylmar Spartans will challenge the Reseda Regents at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Sylmar is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against San Pedro on Thursday. The Spartans fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 1-0. Sylmar have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Meanwhile, Reseda kept a clean sheet against Panorama back in December of 2025. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pythons, sneaking past 1-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Reseda's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Panorama are ranked 818th).
Reseda's one-goal win came courtesy of Harlin Cruz, which was the first he's scored this season.
The win made it two in a row for Reseda and bumps their season record up to 5-1-1. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matches. As for Sylmar, they now have a losing record of 6-7-2.
Sylmar skirted past Reseda 4-3 in their previous matchup back in February of 2025. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Regents have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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