Soccer Game Preview: San Leandro vs. Mt. Eden

The San Leandro Pirates will challenge the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. San Leandro will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

San Leandro's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past San Lorenzo 4-0. Give the Pirates' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.

Meanwhile, Mt. Eden managed to keep up with Leadership until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Mt. Eden lost 3-0 to Leadership. The defeat continues a trend for the Monarchs in their matchups with Leadership: they've now lost three in a row.

San Leandro's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Mt. Eden, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6-1.

San Leandro beat Mt. Eden 2-0 in their previous meeting back in January. Will San Leandro repeat their success, or does Mt. Eden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.