2/27/2018

Mt. Pleasant-Soledad boys soccer

Central Coast Section Division II Semifinals
Tuesday's game
No. 8 Mt. Pleasant (17-1-4) vs. No. 4 Soledad (16-1-4) at Westmont High, 7 p.m.
 Based on their seeds and looking at their records, these are two of the more underrated teams in the Division III playoffs.
 Soledad's only loss on the season was to state ranked Alisal back in December. It has yet to suffer a loss in 2018 -- unbeaten in its last 14 games.
 The Aztecs took advantage of its home field two capture its first two postseason games. Mt. Pleasant is three years removed from the programs first CCS title in 2015.
 Carlos Esqueda has produced 23 goals this year Soledad, while Alexis Ortiz has 10 goals and Alexis Sanchez nine goals to go along with a team high 10 assists.
 Soledad has been in the CCS semifinals on two other occasions, falling to Burlingame in 2014 and Sacred Heart Prep in 2015.
 Of its four career postseason wins, two have come this year. This is Soledad's 11th career playoff appearance in the programs 18 seasons.







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