Soccer Game Preview: Santa Monica vs. Culver City

The Santa Monica Vikings will square off against the Culver City Centaurs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Santa Monica comes in on five and Culver City on six.

Santa Monica's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Lawndale. The Vikings' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five games.

Meanwhile, Culver City sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Beverly Hills on Wednesday.

Santa Monica is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those eight contests. As for Culver City, they pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.