Soccer Game Preview: Mira Loma vs. Oakmont

The Mira Loma Matadors will take on the Oakmont Vikings at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Oakmont will be up against a hot Mira Loma squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Mira Loma put the hurt on Center with a sharp 4-1 victory on Tuesday.

Mira Loma hit Center with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Emily Negrete-Quintero, Sophie Tequida, Charlotte Canter, and Iliana Kelsch.

Meanwhile, Oakmont came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over the Pirates. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly six goals.

Mira Loma pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four games. As for Oakmont, their record now sits at 10-3.

Mira Loma suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Oakmont when the teams last played on January 7th. Can Mira Loma avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.