Soccer Game Preview: Cerritos vs. California

The Cerritos Dons will head out on the road to square off against the California Condors at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Cerritos fell victim to Bellflower and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They lost 5-0 to the Buccaneers. The loss was the Dons' first of the season.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, California's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They came up short against Pasadena, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Condors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 50th).

California's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3-1. As for Cerritos, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1-2.