Soccer Game Preview: Lemoore vs. Mission Oak

The Lemoore Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Mission Oak Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lemoore's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Lemoore fell victim to Tulare Union and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the The Tribe, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 944th, while the The Tribe are ranked 391st).

Meanwhile, Mission Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 4-1 to Tulare Western.

Lemoore's loss dropped their record down to 1-11-3. As for Mission Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-5.

Lemoore suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Mission Oak in their previous meeting on January 14th. Can Lemoore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.