The Chula Vista Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Mar Vista Mariners at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Chula Vista came up short against Montgomery and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1118th, while the Aztecs are ranked 432nd).
Meanwhile, Mar Vista managed to keep up with San Ysidro until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Mar Vista lost 5-0 to San Ysidro. The defeat continues a trend for the Mariners in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Chula Vista's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Mar Vista, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-10.
Chula Vista might still be hurting after the 6-1 loss they got from Mar Vista when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Chula Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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