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Matt Esposito scored the third goal for the Comets. Photo by Cara Heise.
Matt Esposito scored the third goal for the Comets. Photo by Cara Heise.

Comets drop close one to Knights

SAN MARCOS, CA (10/20/2023) -- The Palomar College Comets took on the San Diego City College Knights and lost 4-3 on Friday night.

The Comets jumped out to a 2-0 lead as Lucas Meirelles scored at the 14-minute mark off a pass from Efren Mendez and then again on an assist from Jiovanni Colin at the 43-minute mark. The Knights responded with two goals right after halftime to even the score. In the 69th-minute Matt Esposito scored off a beautiful assist from Artur Trifol to take a 3-2 lead. The Knights scored two unanswered goals to make the final score 4-3.

Palomar falls to 6-4-5 overall and 3-2-2 in conference play. They will travel to San Diego Mesa College on Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff.