The Central Spartans will face off against the Otay Ranch Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Spartans who were credited with the victory. Central got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Cathedral Catholic's one. Given Central's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while Cathedral Catholic are ranked 233rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ricardo Munguia and Edgard German scored both of Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.
Otay Ranch can't be too worried about heading out to take on Central: they just beat San Marcos at home, who had been dominant on their own pitch up to that point. The Mustangs had just enough and edged out the Knights 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for Otay Ranch as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Central's victory bumped their record up to 26-0-3. As for Otay Ranch, their win bumped their record up to 13-4-7.
Central got the 'W' when the teams last played back in December of 2025 against Otay Ranch by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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