Girls soccer begin pre-season games

A member of the RCHS girls varsity soccer team gets ready to throw the ball back into play in a game against Serrano on Dec. 14.

Devin Ortiz

A member of the RCHS girls varsity soccer team gets ready to throw the ball back into play in a game against Serrano on Dec. 14.

The RCHS girls soccer team kicked off its pre-season games with a starting record of 4-3. On November 29, the Cougars defeated Oak Hills 1-0. Later in pre-season play, Citrus Valley defeated the Cougars 2-4 on Dec. 1.

During a recent game against the Bloomington Bruins, the RCHS Cougars crushed the field winning 3-0.

Currently, the girls are hoping to continue a winning streak throughout the season. In a recent game, the Cougars defeated Western Christian High School 3-1 on Saturday, Dec. 10.

The lady Cougars followed up the win against Western Christian with another win against Serrano on Wednesday, Dec. 14, in which the varsity girls won 2-1.

“I play forward, our season is going well, we’re definitely a very hardworking team so we’re excited for the league to start,” senior and forward Faith Escobedo said. “We’ve just had a few pre-season games but we’re working and connecting well together.”

Girls soccer is currently on a 2-score winning streak and hopes to continue this and their teamwork.

“The season is going good, we had our ups and downs but we still play with a positive mindset,“ senior and winger/forward Kylene Torrez said.

According to Max Preps, the team is nationally ranked 408. In California, they are ranked 192, and 89 in the Southern Section Division 2.