The Maranatha Minutemen and the St. Genevieve Valiants will round out the year against one another at at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Maranatha fell victim to Muir and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Mustangs are ranked 149th).
Maranatha was without their leading scorer, Ella Klop, in Tuesday's contest. With Klop sidelined, Cheyenne Throop got her first action of the season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, St. Genevieve's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Crescenta Valley by a score of 2-1.
Maranatha's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for St. Genevieve, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
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