Soccer Game Preview: South San Francisco vs. Half Moon Bay

The South San Francisco Warriors will face off against the Half Moon Bay Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

South San Francisco is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against San Mateo on Thursday. They came up short against the Bearcats, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 849th, while the Bearcats are ranked 397th).

Meanwhile, Half Moon Bay fell victim to Carlmont and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Scots. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Scots: they've now lost nine in a row.

South San Francisco's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-2. As for Half Moon Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9-3.