Soccer Game Preview: Madera vs. San Joaquin Memorial

The Madera Coyotes are taking a road trip to challenge the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Madera's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Madera managed to keep up with Madera South until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Coyotes lost 4-0 to the Stallions. While losing is never fun, Madera can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 739th, while Madera South are ranked 235th).

Meanwhile, San Joaquin Memorial fell victim to Garces Memorial and their airtight defense on Saturday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 11-0. The loss continues a trend for San Joaquin Memorial in their meetings with Garces Memorial: they've now lost four in a row.

San Joaquin Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-1. As for Madera, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9-1.