Soccer Game Preview: Animo Bunche vs. Downtown Magnets

Animo Bunche is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Downtown Magnets is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Animo Bunche Stallions will host the Downtown Magnets Suns at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.

Animo Bunche is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Orthopaedic just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vipers.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Downtown Magnets). Everything went their way against Aspire Ollin on Tuesday as Downtown Magnets made off with an 8-1 victory. Given the Suns' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 457th, while the Jaguars are ranked 1133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Downtown Magnets is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 47 goals over those 11 games. As for Animo Bunche, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5-1.

Animo Bunche came up short against Downtown Magnets when the teams last played back in January, falling 4-2. Will Animo Bunche have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.