After flying high against Garden Grove last Friday, Montebello came back down to earth. The Montebello Oilers took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Downey Vikings on Thursday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Oilers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Vikings are ranked 440th).
Montebello now has a losing record at 2-3-1. As for Downey, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Montebello will take on El Rancho in a holiday battle at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday at. As for Downey, they will face off against Salesian at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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