Soccer Game Preview: Hemet vs. Paloma Valley

Hemet is on a three-game streak of home losses, Paloma Valley a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Hemet Bulldogs will host the Paloma Valley Wildcats at 5:00 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.

Things were looking good for Hemet after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Poly by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 971st, while the Bears are ranked 100th).

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Paloma Valley challenged Arlington on Thursday. Paloma Valley came up short against Arlington, falling 6-0.

Paloma Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8-2. As for Hemet, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.