Napa Valley College men's soccer has winning streak snapped
First 3 photos: The Napa Valley College men's soccer team is shown in a game earlier in the season against Contra Costa College-San Pablo.
Next 2 photos: The Napa Valley College men's soccer team is shown in a game earlier in the season against Santa Rosa Junior College.
Photos by Marty James
By MARTY JAMES
The Napa Valley College men's soccer team had a three-game winning streak snapped with a 4-1 Bay Valley Conference loss to host Contra Costa College in San Pablo on Friday, Oct. 31.
The Storm (4-7-4 overall, 3-3-1 Bay Valley Conference) is in fourth place in the league standings.
All of the scoring in the match took place in the first half.
Contra Costa got its first goal from Miguel Jimenez, off an assist from Anthony Gil.
Contra Costa's next goal came from David Martinez, off an assist from Luis Castro.
Anthony Gil scored Contra Costa's third goal, off an assist from Miguel Jimenez.
Miguel Jimenez scored Contra Costa's fourth goal. It was unassisted.
Napa Valley has scored 19 goals in 15 games.
Napa Valley continues its season on Friday, Nov. 7 at Yuba College-Marysville at 4 p.m.
* Marty James is a freelance writer who makes his home in Napa. He retired on June 4, 2019 after spending 40 years as a sports writer, sports editor and executive sports editor for the Napa Valley Register, a daily newspaper in Napa County. He is a 1979 graduate of Sacramento State and a member of the California Golf Writers & Broadcasters Association. He was inducted into the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Hall of Fame in 2016, the Vintage High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019, and the Napa High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.