Soccer Game Preview: Alta Loma vs. Quartz Hill

The Alta Loma Braves will take on the Quartz Hill Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Alta Loma comes in on three and Quartz Hill on nine.

Alta Loma is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They beat Yorba Linda by a goal, winning 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Braves were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, while the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Quartz Hill who was credited with the win on Wednesday. Quartz Hill got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Chino Hills' four. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Huskies are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Quartz Hill's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 58 goals over those nine matches. As for Alta Loma, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.