Soccer Recap: San Joaquin Memorial Comes Up Short

San Joaquin Memorial fell victim to Torres and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Torres Toros. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 659th, while the Toros are ranked 246th).

San Joaquin Memorial has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13-3 record this season. As for Torres, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. San Joaquin Memorial will venture away from home to take on Madera at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. San Joaquin Memorial is facing Madera at the right time seeing as Madera is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Torres, they are taking a road trip to face off against Edison at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Torres is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.