The Maranatha Minutemen will face off against the Valley Christian Defenders at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Maranatha's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Maranatha's tournament run continued when they took on Riverside Prep on Saturday. Maranatha fell just short of Riverside Prep by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Minutemen have lost by just one goal.
Their goal came courtesy of Luca Youssefian, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian's game on Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They lost 3-0 to Pacifica. 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 804th, while the Mariners are ranked 314th).
Valley Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8-2 record this season. As for Maranatha, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9-1.
Maranatha was able to grind out a solid win over Valley Christian in their previous meeting back in January, winning 4-2. Does Maranatha have another victory up their sleeve, or will Valley Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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