The Nordhoff Rangers will take on the Malibu Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Nordhoff came up short against Channel Islands on Friday, falling 6-3. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 811th, while the Raiders are ranked 300th).
Meanwhile, Malibu lost 4-1 to Fillmore on Friday.
Malibu's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-2. As for Nordhoff, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11-1.
Nordhoff might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Malibu in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Nordhoff was down 3-0.
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