The Marina Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the Newport Harbor Sailors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Marina's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Marina's offense. They lost 6-0 to Los Alamitos on Friday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Newport Harbor, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Los Alamitos a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given Newport Harbor's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 195th, while Los Alamitos are ranked 555th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newport Harbor is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five matches. As for Marina, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-2.
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