Soccer Recap: Half Moon Bay Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Half Moon Bay, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Capuchino Mustangs a 2-0 shutout on Monday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.

Nathalya Torres and Marcia Lynes scored both of Half Moon Bay's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.

The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 4-10-3. As for Capuchino, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-14-2.

Half Moon Bay and Capuchino could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Half Moon Bay will square off against San Mateo at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 438 places (850 vs. 412). Half Moon Bay is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. Similarly, Capuchino (ranked 1131st) will meet Carlmont (ranked 225th) at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.