The Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns will venture away from home to square off against the La Costa Canyon Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rancho Buena Vista's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Rancho Buena Vista sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over San Dieguito Academy. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Mustangs are ranked 507th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lucas Choque-Stamm and Bryan Sanchez scored both of Rancho Buena Vista's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Costa Canyon). They blew past Carlsbad 5-1 on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Mavericks needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
La Costa Canyon is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matches. As for Rancho Buena Vista, their record is now 11-4-3.
Rancho Buena Vista came out on top in a nail-biter against La Costa Canyon when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rancho Buena Vista 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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