The Maranatha Christian Eagles will head out to face off against the Pacific Ridge Firebirds at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Maranatha Christian's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Maranatha Christian's offense. They lost 13-0 to La Jolla Country Day on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Maranatha Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1119th, while La Jolla Country Day are ranked 315th).
Meanwhile, Pacific Ridge hasn't lost a match since January 9th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Orange Glen 1-0. Pacific Ridge haven't had any issues with Orange Glen recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Pacific Ridge's win bumped their record up to 4-5-4. As for Maranatha Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9-1.
Maranatha Christian suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Pacific Ridge in their previous matchup on January 13th. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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