The Sheldon Huskies will venture away from home to challenge the Monterey Trail Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Sheldon is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Friday, Sheldon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Pleasant Grove. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by just one goal.
Raghib Jami and Emmanuel Alvarez scored both of Sheldon's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, on FridayCosumnes Oaks kept up with Monterey Trail until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Monterey Trail's defense stepped up to hand Cosumnes Oaks a 3-0 shutout. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 949th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sheldon pushed their record up to 5-2-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. As for Monterey Trail, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7-1.
Sheldon took their win against Monterey Trail when the teams last played back in December of 2019 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Sheldon repeat their success, or does Monterey Trail have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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