Soccer Recap: Banning Comes Up Short

Banning fell victim to Palos Verdes and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to the Palos Verdes Sea Kings. While losing is never fun, the Pilots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Sea Kings are ranked eighth).

Banning's loss dropped their record down to 2-2-2. As for Palos Verdes, the win keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.

Banning will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on San Pedro at 4:30 p.m. on January 8, 2025. As for Palos Verdes, they will take on Segerstrom in a tournament on Saturday.