Sultana kept a clean sheet against Hesperia on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Hesperia Scorpions out 1-0. Given the Sultans' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Scorpions are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sultana's one-goal win came courtesy of Paulino Acosta-Arellano, who's now up to seven this season.
Sultans
| 01/16/25 @ Hesperia | 1-0 |
| 01/13/25 vs Serrano | 4-0 |
The victory made it two in a row for Sultana and bumps their season record up to 10-3. As for Hesperia, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1-1 and their overall record down to 8-5-4.
Sultana has already played their next match (against Apple Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hesperia will head out to challenge Oak Hills at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
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