Soccer Game Preview: Rancho Cotate vs. Maria Carrillo

The Rancho Cotate Cougars will challenge the Maria Carrillo Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Rancho Cotate is headed into Tuesday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Windsor. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Maria Carrillo's offense. They fell just short of Ukiah by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Wildcats are ranked 61st).

Maria Carrillo's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-4-5. As for Rancho Cotate, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3-2.