Soccer Recap: Del Mar Makes It Five in a Row on the Road

Del Mar hasn't lost a match since January 10th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They beat the Prospect Panthers by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Panthers are ranked 714th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Luis Mendoza and Nico Collins scored both of Del Mar's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.

Dons

Previous 5 Games (Away)

01/29/25 @ Prospect	2-1
01/22/25 @ Gunderson	2-0
12/20/24 @ Santa Teresa	5-0
12/07/24 @ Mt. Pleasant	2-1
12/04/24 @ San Jose	5-2

Del Mar pushed their record up to 9-1-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Prospect, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1-2 and their overall record down to 4-7-4.

Del Mar has already played their next match (against Overfelt), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Prospect will be playing at home against Oak Grove at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Prospect is facing Oak Grove at the right time seeing as Oak Grove is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.