The Barstow Aztecs and the Eisenhower Eagles will round out the year against one another at 9:50 a.m. on Saturday. Eisenhower took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Barstow, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Barstow beat Serrano 3-1. Even though Barstow got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Ahlias Gonzalez was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Mina Attalla and Elias Ortega scored all three of Barstow's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Eisenhower was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Rialto an easy 8-0 victory. While losing is never fun, Eisenhower can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 883rd, while Rialto are ranked 104th).
The win made it two in a row for Barstow and bumps their season record up to 3-4-2. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored seven goals over those two matches. As for Eisenhower, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Barstow came out on top in a nail-biter against Eisenhower when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Aztecs repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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