Soccer Game Preview: Tahquitz vs. Temescal Canyon

The Tahquitz Titans will face off against the Temescal Canyon Titans at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Tahquitz is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against West Valley on Friday. Tahquitz fell just short of West Valley by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 817th, while the Mustangs are ranked 268th).

Meanwhile, Temescal Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Elsinore.

Temescal Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 5-17-3. As for Tahquitz, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9-2.

Tahquitz beat Temescal Canyon 2-0 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Tahquitz repeat their success, or does Temescal Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.