Esperanza and Brea Olinda are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but likely not for long. The Esperanza Aztecs will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Brea Olinda Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Esperanza's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Esperanza's offense. They fell just short of Troy by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Aztecs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Warriors are ranked 209th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brea Olinda). They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Crean Lutheran on Wednesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
They hit Crean Lutheran with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Michael Ingallinera, Mikael Sandoval, Diego Reynoso, and Anthony Aguirre.
Brea Olinda pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matchups. As for Esperanza, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-3.
Esperanza skirted past Brea Olinda 2-1 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Does Esperanza have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brea Olinda turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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