Soccer Game Preview: Chaparral vs. Murrieta Valley

The Chaparral Pumas will square off against the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Chaparral's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Friday just wasn't the day for Chaparral's offense. They lost 5-0 to Great Oak on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 945th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 149th).

Meanwhile, Murrieta Valley came up short against Vista Murrieta on Friday, falling 4-1. The Nighthawks have struggled against the Broncos recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Chaparral's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-2. As for Murrieta Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11-1.