Mt. Whitney hasn't had much luck against Porterville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mt. Whitney Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Porterville Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mt. Whitney's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They skirted past Monache 1-0.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Porterville's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of El Diamante on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Miners are ranked 604th).
Mt. Whitney's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-5-2 and their overall record up to 6-7-6. As for Porterville, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1-3 and their overall record down to 15-3-4.
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