There was early excitement for Rancho Verde after they claimed the first goal on Friday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of the Citrus Hill Hawks by a score of 2-1. 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 316th, while the Hawks are ranked 101st).
Rancho Verde's loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for Citrus Hill, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season.
Rancho Verde will be home for the holidays to greet Santa Rosa Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Citrus Hill will take on Redlands in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Redlands' defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Citrus Hill's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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