Soccer Game Preview: Hollywood vs. Rise Kohyang

The Hollywood Sheiks will host the Rise Kohyang Tritons at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Last Wednesday, Hollywood came up short against Roybal and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Sheiks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 899th, while the Titans are ranked 423rd).

Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Rise Kohyang walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Tritons wouldn't have won without Katherine Alvizures, who scored the game-winner.

Hollywood has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. The victory got Rise Kohyang back to even at 6-6.