Soccer Game Preview: Rancho Buena Vista vs. Mission Vista

The Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns will challenge Mission Vista at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Rancho Buena Vista will be strutting in after a victory while Mission Vista will be coming in after a loss.

If Mission Vista heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Rancho Buena Vista took over last week. Rancho Buena Vista walked away with a 3-1 win over San Marcos on Wednesday. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Knights are ranked 501st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rancho Buena Vista hit San Marcos with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Gianluca Fajardo, Jhonny Padron, and James Greaney.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mission Vista's offense. They came up short against Mt. Carmel on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for Mission Vista in their matchups with Mt. Carmel: they've now lost four in a row.

Rancho Buena Vista is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those five games. As for Mission Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4-3.

Everything went Rancho Buena Vista's way against Mission Vista when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Rancho Buena Vista made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Rancho Buena Vista repeat their success, or does Mission Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.