The Valley Christian Defenders and the Pacifica Mariners will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Valley Christian's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Valley Christian's offense. They came up short against California last Friday, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Defenders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 805th, while the Condors are ranked 203rd).
Meanwhile, Pacifica kept a clean sheet against Newport Harbor on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Sailors out 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Mariners were the better team in the second half.
Valley Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7-2. As for Pacifica, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1-3.
Valley Christian might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Pacifica when the teams last played back in December of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Valley Christian was down 4-0.
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