Soccer Game Preview: Serrano vs. Adelanto

The Serrano Diamondbacks will take on the Adelanto Saints in a holiday battle at at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Serrano and five for Adelanto.

On Tuesday, Serrano came up short against Granite Hills and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Diamondbacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 576th, while the Cougars are ranked 85th).

Meanwhile, Adelanto fell victim to Palm Desert and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 4-0 to the Aztecs.

Adelanto's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Serrano, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1.

Serrano came out on top in a nail-biter against Adelanto when the teams last played on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. Does Serrano have another victory up their sleeve, or will Adelanto turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.