On Wednesday, the Arleta Mustangs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Poly Parrots. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Parrots are ranked 865th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andrew Barajas was the driving force of Arleta's attack as he scored both of Arleta's goals, bringing his season total up to nine goals.
Arleta's victory bumped their record up to 6-2-1. As for Poly, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-1 record this season.
Arleta has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Grant on the 17th. Poly has also already played their next game (against Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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