El Camino men’s soccer dropped its second straight game of the season in a 2-1 loss to Santa Monica College, according to cccaasports.org.
Sophomore defender Carlos Torres gave the Warriors a 1-0 lead in the first half on a free kick. SMC’s Stuart Sloan equalized the score with a goal at the 51-minute mark.
Victor Tapia gave the Corsairs the lead for good with goal, making the score 2-1 and solidifying their win.
EC finished the game with 10 shots and seven saves, according to cccaasports.org.
Next up for the Warriors is an away game at Fullerton College on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
![Players from the El Camino College mens soccer team surround and cheer on Melvyn Perez-Cortez, No. 13, after he scored a goal against Orange Coast College in the 48th minute of the match at Murdock Stadium on Tuesday, Nov. 26. “At halftime we had a speech with the coach and he said to ‘come out strong’ and that’s what we did and it benefited us a lot and [the game] went in our favor,” Perez-Cortez said. Rosemary Montalvo/The Union](https://eccunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ND5_9869-900x600.jpg)
