Soccer Game Preview: Pioneer Valley vs. Righetti

The Pioneer Valley Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Righetti Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Pioneer Valley is headed into Friday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They lost 4-1 to Santa Maria on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Saints are ranked 513th).

Meanwhile, Righetti's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of San Luis Obispo by a score of 1-0.

Pioneer Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4-2. As for Righetti, their loss dropped their record down to 15-3-4.