Soccer Game Preview: Diego Rivera vs. Manual Arts

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Previous Games

02/10/25 - Away	2-1 W
01/31/25 - Home	0-0 T
01/31/24 - Away	3-2 W
01/17/24 - Home	1-1 T
01/20/23 - Home	2-1 W
+ 5 more games

Diego Rivera and Manual Arts are an even 4-4-2 against one another since December of 2019, but likely not for long. The Huskies will be home for the holidays to greet the Toilers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Diego Rivera is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Santee on Friday. The Huskies fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 1-0.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Manual Arts' good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Jefferson an easy 4-1 victory. While losing is never fun, Manual Arts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 301st, while Jefferson are ranked 22nd).

Diego Rivera now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Manual Arts, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

Diego Rivera skirted past Manual Arts 2-1 in their previous meeting back in February. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Toilers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.