The South Spartans will take on the Clovis East Timberwolves in a tournament on Saturday. South has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Clovis East will come in with four straight victories.
South came up short against Foothill on Monday, falling 4-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as South came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Foothill are ranked 588th).
While Clovis East didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-11-4), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over Hoover last Monday. Considering Clovis East have won three matchups by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Hoover with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from John Johnson (2), Noah Naranjo, Francisco Damas, and Christian Villegas.
Clovis East's win bumped their record up to 7-2-1. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4-3.
South came out on top in a nail-biter against Clovis East in their previous matchup back in February of 2019, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Timberwolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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