The Yorba Linda Mustangs will face off against the Sunny Hills Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Yorba Linda managed to keep up with El Dorado until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Yorba Linda came up short against El Dorado, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 577th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 263rd).
Meanwhile, Sunny Hills entered their tilt with Canyon on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Comanches a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Lancers were the better team in the second half.
Sunny Hills pushed their record up to 9-6-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Yorba Linda, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11-1 record this season.
Yorba Linda might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Sunny Hills when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Yorba Linda have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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