The Otay Ranch Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Otay Ranch's last four games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Otay Ranch is headed into the contest having not lost since December 27 and will look to keep things rolling. They won by a goal and slipped past Castle Park 2-1.
Hector Cardenas and Hiram Mora scored both of Otay Ranch's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei Catholic waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Spartans a 7-0 shutout. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by three goals or more this season.
Mater Dei Catholic is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-1-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 44 goals over those nine matches. As for Otay Ranch, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5-7.
Otay Ranch came up short against Mater Dei Catholic in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 3-1. Can Otay Ranch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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