Soccer Game Preview: Orthopaedic vs. Downtown Magnets

Orthopaedic is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Downtown Magnets is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Orthopaedic Vipers will host the Downtown Magnets Suns at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.

Orthopaedic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past East Valley 3-2. That's two games straight that the Vipers have won by just one goal.

Roger Mendoza and Michael Maga?a scored all three of Orthopaedic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.

Meanwhile, Downtown Magnets won against Annenberg last Tuesday with seven goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again last Thursday. Downtown Magnets came out on top in a nail-biter against Central City Value, sneaking past 7-6. Given the Suns' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Jaguars are ranked 1129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Orthopaedic is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those seven games. Downtown Magnets' victory bumped their record up to 14-3.