Esperanza is on a four-game streak of home losses, Villa Park a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Esperanza Aztecs will welcome the Villa Park Spartans at 3:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Esperanza is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Pacifica on Tuesday. Esperanza fell just short of Pacifica by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Villa Park didn't have quite enough to beat Pacifica on Saturday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 589th, while the Mariners are ranked 200th).
Esperanza's loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1. As for Villa Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Esperanza beat Villa Park 2-0 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Esperanza repeat their success, or does Villa Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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