Soccer Recap: Tough Loss for Basic + How To Watch

Basic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against the Foothill Falcons, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Basic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Foothill are ranked 14th).

Basic has now lost 14 of their last 16 games on the road. That leaves them at a 1-15-1 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 3-0-1 Green Valley (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 77.8% over those games). As for Foothill, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-2-3.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Basic is set to challenge their familiar foe Sports Leadership & Management at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Foothill will face off against their in-conference opponent Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.