The La Jolla Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Madison Warhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
La Jolla fell victim to Patrick Henry and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 633rd, while the Patriots are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Madison has been on a difficult stretch since their win on January 6. They fell just short of Crawford by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Madison now has a losing record at 7-8-2. As for La Jolla, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-7.
La Jolla was able to grind out a solid victory over Madison in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Jolla 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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