Soccer Game Preview: Huntington Park vs. Orthopaedic

The Huntington Park Spartans will take on the Orthopaedic Vipers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Huntington Park's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Huntington Park is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Bell last Wednesday. Huntington Park fell just short of Bell by a score of 1-0.

Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Orthopaedic had no trouble coming through when it counted. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Alliance Bloomfield on Wednesday. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Vipers were the better team in the second half.

Huntington Park's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Orthopaedic, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.