The Pacifica Mariners will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Newport Harbor Sailors at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Pacifica's tournament run continued when they took on Saugus on Saturday. Pacifica fell just short of Saugus by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Centurions are ranked 62nd).
Meanwhile, neither Newport Harbor nor Capistrano Valley could gain the upper hand on Saturday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Pacifica now has a losing record at 3-4-1. Newport Harbor's draw gives them a new season record of 5-2-3.
Pacifica came out on top in a nail-biter against Newport Harbor in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pacifica since the squad 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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