The Castle Park Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Otay Ranch Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Castle Park's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mater Dei Catholic on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 795th, while the Crusaders are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, Otay Ranch hasn't lost a match since December 27, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Neither they nor Chula Vista could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Otay Ranch's goal came courtesy of Hiram Mora, who's now up to 16 this season.
With that draw, Otay Ranch's record moves to 6-5-7. As for Castle Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6-4.
Everything went Castle Park's way against Otay Ranch when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Castle Park made off with a 7-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Castle Park since the team 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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