Central managed to keep up with La Quinta until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Spartans lost 4-1 to the Blackhawks. While losing is never fun, Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 287th, while La Quinta are ranked 43rd).
Central's goal came courtesy of Kailanie Lane, who's now up to six this season.
Central has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for La Quinta, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Central has already played their next contest (against El Capitan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for La Quinta, they have also already played their next matchup, a 1-0 victory against Indio on the 9th.
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