Soccer Game Preview: Monache vs. Porterville

Monache hasn't had much luck against Porterville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Monache Marauders will square off against the Porterville Panthers at 4:30 p.m.

Monache came up short against Golden West on Friday, falling 7-1. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 913th, while the Trailblazers are ranked 85th).

Meanwhile, Porterville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Mt. Whitney on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Porterville's victory bumped their record up to 13-2-3. As for Monache, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5-1.