It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Mission Viejo Diablos can now relate to. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Braves on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Mission Viejo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 437th, while Alta Loma is ranked 49th).
Mission Viejo has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11-1 record this season. As for Alta Loma, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-1-2.
Mission Viejo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alta Loma, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat vs. Hart on the 10th.
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