The South El Monte Eagles will head out to square off against the El Monte Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South El Monte has 12 straight wins, El Monte has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
South El Monte took a three-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Marshall, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. South El Monte sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Marshall on Tuesday. Given South El Monte's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 234th, while Marshall is ranked 561st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, El Monte came up short against Mountain View back in December of 2025 and fell 4-2. That's two games in a row now that El Monte have lost by exactly two goals.
South El Monte's win bumped their record up to 12-0-1. As for El Monte, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Everything went South El Monte's way against El Monte in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, as South El Monte made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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