Soccer Recap: Santa Monica's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Wednesday

Santa Monica kept a clean sheet against Leuzinger on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Leuzinger Olympians. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Olympians are ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Deacon Miller was the driving force of Santa Monica's attack as he scored both of Santa Monica's goals, bringing his season total up to five goals.

Vikings

Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/15/25 vs Leuzinger	2-0
01/06/25 vs Inglewood	12-0
12/11/24 vs Salesian	3-0

Santa Monica's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three contests. As for Leuzinger, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-4-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Santa Monica will face off against Morningside at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Leuzinger has already played their next match (against Centennial), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.