Soccer Game Preview: Irvine vs. Sage Hill

The Irvine Vaqueros will venture away from home to square off against the Sage Hill Lightning at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Irvine's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Irvine is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against St. Margaret's on Monday. Irvine fell just short of St. Margaret's by a score of 2-1.

Meanwhile, Sage Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Portola. That's two games in a row now that the Lightning have lost by exactly two goals.

Irvine's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-2. As for Sage Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10-2.

Irvine beat Sage Hill by a goal in their previous matchup on January 7th, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Irvine since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.