The Monte Vista Monarchs will venture away from home to face off against the Grossmont Foothillers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Grossmont took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Monte Vista, who comes in off a win.
If Grossmont heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Monte Vista took over last week. Monte Vista narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Calexico 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Monarchs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 637th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 218th).
Marely Velazquez was the driving force of Monte Vista's attack as she scored both of Monte Vista's goals, bringing her season total up to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Grossmont's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of El Capitan on Friday.
Monte Vista's win bumped their record up to 2-3-2. As for Grossmont, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-1 record this season.
Monte Vista came out on top in a nail-biter against Grossmont in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Monte Vista have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grossmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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