Soccer Game Preview: Lucerne Valley vs. Academy of Careers & Exploration

Lucerne Valley is 1-9 against Academy of Careers & Exploration since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lucerne Valley Mustangs will take on the Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle at 2:00 p.m. Lucerne Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Academy of Careers & Exploration will be coming in after a loss.

Lucerne Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Summit Leadership Academy on Wednesday. Considering the Mustangs' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Academy of Careers & Exploration was not quite Big Bear's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 3-2.

The win made it two in a row for Lucerne Valley and bumps their season record up to 8-8-1. As for Academy of Careers & Exploration, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.