Soccer Game Preview: Norwalk vs. Artesia

The Norwalk Lancers will take on the Artesia Pioneers in a holiday battle at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Norwalk fell victim to Gahr and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Gladiators by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for Norwalk in their meetings with Gahr: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, Artesia's game on Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Orange by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Artesia have lost by just one goal.

Norwalk's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-1. As for Artesia, they now have a losing record of 3-4.