Soccer Game Preview: Las Lomas vs. Napa

The Las Lomas Knights will square off against the Napa Grizzlies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Napa took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Las Lomas, who comes in off a win.

Las Lomas took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Concord a 2-0 shutout. The victory was some much needed relief for the Knights as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, Napa unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against Petaluma, falling 3-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Grizzlies came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Trojans are ranked 868th).

Napa's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2-1. As for Las Lomas, the win got them back to even at 4-4-1.