Soccer Game Preview: Mountain View vs. Northridge

Mountain View is 0-10 against Northridge since September of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Mountain Lions will be playing at home against the Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. Mountain View has given up an average of 5.4 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mountain View's offense. They lost 9-0 to Severance on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Thompson Valley kept up with Northridge until halftime on Monday, but afterwards: not so much. The Grizzlies' defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 5-0 shutout. Considering Northridge have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

The win was the third in a row for Northridge, bringing their record up to 7-5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three matchups. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.

Mountain View suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Northridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Mountain Lions were down 4-1.