Soccer Game Preview: Yucaipa vs. California

It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Yucaipa challenge the California at 3:00 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.

Yucaipa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Pacifica onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.

Meanwhile, California had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was California who was credited with the victory. California got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Barstow's two.

Yucaipa's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for California, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6.