The Mission Viejo Diablos will face off against the Capistrano Valley Cougars at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
Last Wednesday, Mission Viejo didn't have quite enough to beat San Clemente and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Diablos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 769th, while the Tritons are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Capistrano Valley fell victim to Aliso Niguel and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by just one goal.
Capistrano Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-8-3. As for Mission Viejo, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Mission Viejo beat Capistrano Valley by a goal in their previous matchup on January 15th, winning 2-1. Will Mission Viejo repeat their success, or does Capistrano Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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