The Mission Bay Buccaneers are taking a road trip to square off against the La Jolla Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mission Bay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Mission Bay is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Granite Hills just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Buccaneers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Eagles are ranked 299th).
Aidan Anderson and Kai Broitman scored both of Mission Bay's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, La Jolla hasn't lost a match since November 29, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They and Bishop's finished up their game with a 1-1 draw. That draw made it three straight for the Vikings.
Mission Bay's loss dropped their record down to 5-1-1. With that draw, La Jolla's record moves to 1-1-6.
Everything went Mission Bay's way against La Jolla in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Mission Bay made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mission Bay since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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