Soccer Game Preview: San Clemente vs. Mission Viejo

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01/20/25 - Away	5-1 W
01/29/24 - Away	3-0 W
01/17/24 - Home	5-0 W
01/30/23 - Home	2-0 W
01/18/23 - Away	2-2 T
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San Clemente has gone 8-0-2 against Mission Viejo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The San Clemente Tritons will welcome the Mission Viejo Diablos at 5:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Clemente has three straight victories, Mission Viejo has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Mission Viejo better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when San Clemente really get things going. San Clemente was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Capistrano Valley on Wednesday. The Tritons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by three goals or more this season.

They hit Capistrano Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Griffin Blair (2), Jonah Levandofsky, and Koa Trager.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Mission Viejo's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Aliso Niguel on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Diablos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 768th, while the Wolverines are ranked 242nd).

San Clemente has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those six games. As for Mission Viejo, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.

Everything went San Clemente's way against Mission Viejo when the teams last played on Monday, as San Clemente made off with a 5-1 win. In that contest, San Clemente amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.