The Foothill Tech Dragons will take on the Rio Mesa Spartans in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Foothill Tech is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Foothill Tech is coming into the match fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Cate that saw the pair combine for seven shots on goal. Foothill Tech lost 8-2 to Cate on Thursday. The Dragons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-1.
Kaizer Castillo wasn't going to let Cate walk away unscathed as he scored both of Foothill Tech's goals, bringing his season total up to six goals.
Meanwhile, Rio Mesa earned a 4-2 victory over San Marcos on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Spartans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Royals are ranked 113th).
Rio Mesa has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those five contests. As for Foothill Tech, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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