Ventura and San Marcos are an even 4-4-2 against one another since January of 2017, but likely not for long. The Ventura Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the San Marcos Royals at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Ventura is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Oxnard. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 545th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, San Marcos kept a clean sheet against Rio Mesa on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Spartans 1-0. That's two games straight that the Royals have won by just one goal.
Ventura's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-3. As for San Marcos, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4-3.
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