The Mountain View Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Gabrielino Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mountain View is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South El Monte just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Mountain View can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 856th, while South El Monte are ranked 274th).
Meanwhile, Gabrielino fell victim to Rosemead and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers.
Gabrielino's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-2.
Everything went Mountain View's way against Gabrielino in their previous meeting back in December of 2025, as Mountain View made off with a 5-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team 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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