Soccer Game Preview: West Ranch vs. Hart

The West Ranch Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Hart Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Ranch's last eight matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

On Thursday, West Ranch didn't have quite enough to beat Valencia and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, West Ranch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while Valencia are ranked 188th).

Meanwhile, Hart kept a clean sheet against Castaic on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over the Coyotes. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hart.

West Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-4. As for Hart, their win bumped their record up to 7-4-4.