Soccer Game Preview: Mission Hills vs. Mt. Carmel

The Mission Hills Grizzlies will square off against the Mt. Carmel Sundevils at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Mission Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Carlsbad get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. Give the Grizzlies' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Their one-goal win came courtesy of Amanda Anders, who's now up to 19 this season.

Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel has been on a difficult stretch since their win on January 8. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of San Marcos last Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Sundevils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Knights are ranked 32nd).

Mission Hills' victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Mt. Carmel, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.