Soccer Recap: Maranatha Christian Comes Up Short

Maranatha Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the Escondido Charter Tigers, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Maranatha Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1119th, while Escondido Charter are ranked 430th).

Maranatha Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8-1. As for Escondido Charter, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2-1 and their overall record up to 7-6-4.

Maranatha Christian has already played their next contest, a 13-0 loss against La Jolla Country Day on the 27th. As for Escondido Charter, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Classical Academy on the 27th.