Soccer Game Preview: Tustin vs. Valencia

The Tustin Tillers will take on the Valencia Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Tustin's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Tustin is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Santa Ana on Friday. Tustin took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santa Ana. While losing is never fun, the Tillers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 906th, while the Saints are ranked 331st).

Meanwhile, Valencia kept a clean sheet against Santa Ana on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Saints 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.

Valencia pushed their record up to 11-3-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those five contests. As for Tustin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13-1.