The La Mirada Matadores are taking a road trip to take on the Lynwood Knights at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Thursday just wasn't the day for La Mirada's offense. They fell just short of Downey by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. La Mirada haven't had much luck with Downey recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Lynwood came up short against Warren on Thursday and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Lynwood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 334th, while Warren are ranked 162nd).
La Mirada's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-3. As for Lynwood, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
La Mirada was able to grind out a solid win over Lynwood when the teams last played on Saturday, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Matadores since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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