Soccer Game Preview: Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy vs. Lucerne Valley

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Previous Games

12/14/23 - Home	2-0 W
12/11/19 - Away	5-0 W
01/31/19 - Home	6-0 W
12/20/18 - Away	7-0 W
01/12/18 - Home	8-0 W
+ 5 more games

Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy is 9-0-1 against Lucerne Valley since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy will challenge the Lucerne Valley Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy's offense. They fell just short of Riverside Prep by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Considering the last time Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy couldn't score was back in December of 2024, the team can't take the result too hard.

Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy was without their leading scorer, Adrian Gonzalez, in Thursday's matchup. With Gonzalez sidelined, Christopher De La Cruz got his first action of the season.

Meanwhile, Lucerne Valley hadn't done well against Big Bear recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Lucerne Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Big Bear.

Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy now has a losing record at 4-5-1. As for Lucerne Valley, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Lucerne Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.