Soccer Game Preview: Half Moon Bay vs. Salinas

The Half Moon Bay Cougars will square off against the Salinas Cowboys at 11:40 a.m. on Saturday.

Thursday just wasn't the day for Half Moon Bay's offense. They fell just short of Saratoga by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by just one goal.

Meanwhile, Salinas hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Saratoga. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Cowboys were the better team in the second half.

They hit Saratoga with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Brandon Lopez, Jayden Hernandez, and Julian Espinoza.

Salinas' victory bumped their record up to 3-0-3. As for Half Moon Bay, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Half Moon Bay came up short against Salinas in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Half Moon Bay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.