The Carmel Padres will venture away from home to take on the Gonzales Spartans at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carmel took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand North Monterey County a 2-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Gonzales waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 5-2 victory. Considering Gonzales has won seven games by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Ceiba College Preparatory Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jorge Uribe (2), Matthew Arreola, Luis Benavides, and Edgar Santiago.
Gonzales is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those nine matchups. As for Carmel, their win bumped their record up to 8-5-1.
Carmel came out on top in a nail-biter against Gonzales when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carmel since the squad 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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