Soccer Recap: Mt. Whitney Comes Up Short

Mt. Whitney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 9-0 to the El Diamante Miners. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 992nd, while the Miners are ranked 371st).

Mt. Whitney was without their leading scorer, Emily Moreno, in Wednesday's matchup. With Moreno sidelined, Mt. Whitney had to make some changes to the lineup. And.

Mt. Whitney's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15-1. As for El Diamante, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-9-1.

Mt. Whitney will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against Monache at 6:00 p.m. As for El Diamante, they will face off against Porterville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. El Diamante will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last.