The Hayward Farmers are taking a road trip to challenge the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hayward's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Hayward is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Alameda on Friday. Hayward fell 2-0 to Alameda. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 762nd, while the Hornets are ranked 136th).
Meanwhile, Mt. Eden's game on Friday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They blew past San Leandro 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Monarchs.
Hayward's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1. As for Mt. Eden, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3-4.
Hayward skirted past Mt. Eden 2-1 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Hayward repeat their success, or does Mt. Eden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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