Kearny and Mission Bay are an even 3-3-1 against one another since January of 2017, but likely not for long. The Kearny Komets will host the Mission Bay Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kearny is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Clairemont a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Komets needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Mission Bay's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They won by a goal and slipped past Hoover 1-0. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Cardinals are ranked 576th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mission Bay's one-goal win came courtesy of Jackson Villani, who's now up to eight this season.
Mission Bay's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matches. As for Kearny, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-3-3.
Kearny took their victory against Mission Bay in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Kearny repeat their success, or does Mission Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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