Soccer Game Preview: Mira Loma vs. Bear River

The Mira Loma Matadors and the Bear River Bruins will compete for holiday cheer at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Mira Loma is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Vanden just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 2-1. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Matadors couldn't quite close it out.

Meanwhile, Bear River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 6-0 to Placer.

Bear River's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Mira Loma, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2.