Soccer Game Preview: Milpitas vs. MacDonald

The Milpitas Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the MacDonald Condor at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. MacDonald took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Milpitas, who comes in off a win.

Milpitas took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lynbrook by a score of 3-1. The Trojans better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Luqman Abas, as he scored every single goal for his team.

Meanwhile, MacDonald was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against Gunn, falling 5-2. While losing is never fun, the Condor can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1037th, while the Titans are ranked 436th).

MacDonald's loss dropped their record down to 2-12-1. As for Milpitas, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-6 record this season.

Milpitas was able to grind out a solid win over MacDonald in their previous meeting back in January, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milpitas since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.