Soccer Game Preview: Pacifica vs. Santiago

The Pacifica Mariners will wrap up 2025 with a road trip to face off against the Santiago Sharks at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Pacifica will be strutting in after a win while Santiago will be coming in after a defeat.

Pacifica took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Cypress.

Jesse Nunez and Litsy Alcocer scored both of Pacifica's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.

Meanwhile, Santiago faced Palos Verdes in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Sharks fell just short of the Sea Kings by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Santiago couldn't push the score so high this time.

Pacifica now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Santiago, their loss dropped their record down to 8-1-3.