It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Desert Mirage can now relate to. They lost 6-2 to the Pacific Ridge Firebirds on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the RAMS can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Firebirds are ranked 30th).
This is the second loss in a row for Desert Mirage and nudges their season record down to 12-8. As for Pacific Ridge, they pushed their record up to 21-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Desert Mirage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pacific Ridge, they will be playing at home against Yucaipa at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Yucaipa's last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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