{"id":126008,"date":"2026-01-09T02:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/126008\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T02:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:07:16","slug":"millikan-and-long-beach-poly-battle-to-scoreless-tie-in-boys-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/126008\/","title":{"rendered":"Millikan and Long Beach Poly Battle to Scoreless Tie in Boys Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/high-school\/ca\/long-beach\/millikan-high-school\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Millikan<\/a> boys soccer team faced <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/high-school\/ca\/long-beach\/poly-high-school-long-beach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Long Beach Poly<\/a> in a tense match that concluded in a scoreless tie on Wednesday. Despite Millikan&#8217;s 11 shots on goal, Poly&#8217;s goalkeeper Mekiah Twal was standout, making 10 crucial saves to maintain the draw. Both teams continue to seek their first win in the Moore League, with Poly (0-0-2 in league) and Millikan (0-0-2 in league) preparing for upcoming rival matches. The game was marked by fouls, with Millikan committing 10 in the first half, and missed scoring opportunities by both sides.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersMillikan recorded 11 shots on goal, unable to convert any into scores.Poly goalkeeper Mekiah Twal made 10 saves during the match. Yes, But<\/p>\n<p>While both teams faced difficulties in scoring, the intense rivalry and familiarity between them contributed to a tightly contested match, emphasizing the unpredictable nature of Moore League games.<\/p>\n<p> State of PlayBoth Millikan and Poly are still searching for their first league victory.Millikan will host Long Beach Jordan, while Poly prepares for a game against rival Wilson. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>As the season progresses, both teams aim to turn their performance around and secure their initial league wins in their upcoming matches, setting the stage for further competitive clashes.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>The scoreless tie serves as a reminder of the challenges both teams face in translating chances into goals, highlighting the need for sharper finishing as the season continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Millikan boys soccer team faced Long Beach Poly in a tense match that concluded in a scoreless&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-126008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}