The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders will square off against the Chula Vista Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mater Dei Catholic is headed into the matchup having not lost since December 13 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Castle Park a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Trojans are ranked 795th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Chula Vista has been on a difficult stretch since their win on the second. Neither they nor Otay Ranch could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. That draw made it three straight for the Spartans.
Mater Dei Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-1-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 37 goals over those eight games. Chula Vista's draw gives them a new season record of 3-6-4.
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