After flying high against West last Tuesday, Mira Costa came back down to earth. The Mira Costa Mustangs lost 4-1 to the Palos Verdes Sea Kings on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Sea Kings are ranked fifth).
Mira Costa has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5-4 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 12-0 Redondo Union (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 75.6% over those games). As for Palos Verdes, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mira Costa will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Redondo Union at 5:00 p.m. on February 3rd. Palos Verdes has already played their next game (against West), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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