The Central Spartans will square off against the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Central had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Knights. The result kept Central happy, as they haven't lost a game since December 29, 2023.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Katia Mejia and
Jarethzy Lopez, who scored both of Central's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 28 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rancho Buena Vista had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.4 goals), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They skirted past Valhalla 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Rancho Buena Vista as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Central pushed their record up to 18-4-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Rancho Buena Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2-4 record this season.
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