Soccer Recap: Irvington Drops Highest Score of Season Against Mission San Jose

Vikings

Team Score (Highest)

02/11/25 @ Mission San Jose	3
01/16/25 vs Mission San Jose	2
12/03/24 @ Hayward	2
01/28/25 vs Moreau Catholic	1

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Irvington). They skirted past the Mission San Jose Warriors 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Vikings: when they faced off against the Warriors back in January, they had to take a 5-2 defeat.

Irvington's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-12 and their overall record up to 2-15. As for Mission San Jose, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-12-1.

Irvington and Mission San Jose could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Irvington will challenge American at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday down 756 places (1127 vs. 371). Irvington has now lost 15 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 3. Similarly, Mission San Jose (ranked 1095th) will meet Newark Memorial (ranked 406th) at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.