The La Mirada Matadores will face off against the Downey Vikings at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for La Mirada's offense. They fell just short of Warren by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, La Mirada can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 434th, while Warren are ranked 141st).
Meanwhile, Downey entered their tilt with Warren on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bears a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Downey have won by just one goal.
La Mirada's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-4. As for Downey, their win bumped their record up to 8-3-5.
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