Soccer Game Preview: Moreno Valley vs. Poly

The Moreno Valley Vikings will take on the Poly Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Moreno Valley's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Moreno Valley is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Arlington on Wednesday. The Vikings fell 2-0 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, Moreno Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 301st, while Arlington are ranked 43rd).

Meanwhile, Poly came up short against Valley View on Wednesday and fell 3-1.

Poly's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Moreno Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5-4.

Everything went Moreno Valley's way against Poly in their previous meeting on January 7th, as Moreno Valley made off with an 8-1 win. In that matchup, the Vikings amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.