Soccer Game Preview: Tennyson vs. Arroyo

The Tennyson Lancers will head out to challenge the Arroyo Dons at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Tennyson is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Dublin on Monday. Tennyson fell just short of Dublin by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lancers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Gaels are ranked 708th).

Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Arroyo's offense. They lost 7-0 to Berkeley on Wednesday.

Tennyson's loss dropped their record down to 8-3-3. As for Arroyo, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1-1 and their overall record down to 5-4-2.