Soccer Game Preview: Imperial vs. Central

Imperial hasn't had much luck against Central recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Imperial Tigers will square off against the Central Spartans at 6:00 p.m.

Last Friday, Imperial didn't have quite enough to beat Coachella Valley and fell 4-3. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 788th, while the Mighty Arabs are ranked 285th).

Meanwhile, Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Calexico on Friday.

Imperial's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 7-4-2.

Imperial might still be hurting after the 5-2 defeat they got from Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Imperial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.