The Poly Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Arlington Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Poly's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Poly came up short against Moreno Valley on Wednesday, falling 8-1. While losing is never fun, Poly can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 989th, while Moreno Valley are ranked 398th).
Meanwhile, Arlington kept a clean sheet against Orange Vista on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Coyotes by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that Arlington have won by exactly two goals.
The victory made it two in a row for Arlington and bumps their season record up to 8-3. As for Poly, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Poly couldn't quite get it done against Arlington in their previous matchup back in January of 2025 as they fell 4-2. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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