Soccer Recap: Monroe Comes Up Short

Vikings

Previous Games

01/15/25 @ Chavez	2-5
12/28/24 @ West Ranch	2-2
12/27/24 vs Granada Hills Charter	1-4
12/26/24 vs Magnolia Science Academy Reseda	0-2
12/13/24 vs Arleta	0-6
+ 2 more games

Monroe has been on a difficult stretch since their win on December 9. They came up short against the Chavez Eagles on Wednesday, falling 5-2. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 974th, while the Eagles are ranked 353rd).

Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 1-8-2. As for Chavez, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-3 record this season.

Monroe has already played their next contest (against North Hollywood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Chavez will challenge Verdugo Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Chavez is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.