The Milpitas Trojans will take on the Monta Vista Matadors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Milpitas is headed into the game having not lost since December 3 and will look to keep things rolling. Neither they nor Gunn could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Milpitas was without their leading scorer, Jesse Robles, in Thursday's contest. With Robles sitting this one out, Ricardo Miramontes Acosta got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 57.1).
Meanwhile, on TuesdayGunn kept up with Monta Vista until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Monta Vista's defense stepped up to hand Gunn a 3-0 shutout. Considering the Matadors have won seven matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Yichen Gao and Chunming (Ben) Zhang scored all three of Monta Vista's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Monta Vista pushed their record up to 7-2-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three games. With that draw, Milpitas' record moves to 3-1-4.
Milpitas beat Monta Vista by a goal when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 1-0. Does Milpitas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monta Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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