The Monta Vista Matadors will take on the Lynbrook Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monta Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Monta Vista's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Evergreen Valley. Given the Matadors' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Cougars are ranked 1067th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yichen Gao was the driving force of Monta Vista's attack as he scored both of Monta Vista's goals, bringing his season total up to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Lynbrook was forced to settle for a draw. They and Milpitas finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Monta Vista pushed their record up to 8-2-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four contests. With that draw, Lynbrook's record moves to 7-4-1.
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