Soccer Game Preview: Heritage vs. Rancho Verde

The Heritage Patriots will head out to take on the Rancho Verde Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Heritage is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Lakeside on Friday. The Patriots fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Heritage have lost by just one goal.

Meanwhile, Rancho Verde kept a clean sheet against Vista del Lago on Friday. They beat the Ravens by a goal, winning 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Rancho Verde were the better team in the second half.

Rancho Verde now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Heritage, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-12-1 record this season.