Soccer Game Preview: USC-MAE vs. Animo Bunche

USC-MAE is 0-10 against Animo Bunche since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Stallions at 2:00 p.m.

USC-MAE's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Downtown Magnets by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for USC-MAE.

Hector Penate and Iker Vega scored both of USC-MAE's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.

Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Animo Bunche was forced to settle for a draw. They and Central City Value finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw on Wednesday.

With that draw, Animo Bunche's record moves to 10-4-1. As for USC-MAE, the win got them back to even at 5-5-1.

USC-MAE suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Animo Bunche when the teams last played back in December of 2025. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Trojans were down 6-0.