The Monta Vista Matadors will challenge the Evergreen Valley Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Monta Vista's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Evergreen Valley has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Monta Vista is headed into Monday's following a draw, the team's first since December 9. Neither they nor Milpitas could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Yichen Gao was the only thing that stood between Monta Vista and a shutout considering he scored both of Monta Vista's goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Valley lost 6-1 to James Lick on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1030th, while the Comets are ranked 344th).
Monta Vista's draw gives them a new season record of 7-2-3. As for Evergreen Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
Everything went Monta Vista's way against Evergreen Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Monta Vista made off with a 5-1 win. Will Monta Vista repeat their success, or does Evergreen Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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