Soccer Game Preview: Alta Loma vs. Ontario Christian

The Alta Loma Braves will head out to square off against the Ontario Christian Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Alta Loma sitting on three straight wins and Ontario Christian on six.

On Friday, Alta Loma narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past South Hills 2-1. The Braves' winning goal came courtesy of Emma Menasco.

Meanwhile, Ontario Christian's and Arrowhead Christian's match on Friday was close at halftime, but Ontario Christian turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Ontario Christian was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Arrowhead Christian. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won ten contests by three goals or more so far this season.

Ontario Christian has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 56 goals over those ten matches. As for Alta Loma, they pushed their record up to 9-7-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

Alta Loma took their victory against Ontario Christian when the teams last played back in February of 2017 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alta Loma since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.