The Aptos Mariners will challenge the Santa Cruz Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Aptos will be strutting in after a victory while Santa Cruz will be coming in after a loss.
Aptos is headed into the matchup having not lost since December 19 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Soquel a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Mariners, who have now won ten contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz fell victim to Scotts Valley and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons.
Aptos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 56 goals over those 11 matchups. As for Santa Cruz, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-3.
Aptos took their win against Santa Cruz when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 5-0. Does Aptos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Cruz turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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