Soccer Game Preview: Tanque Verde vs. Palo Verde

The Tanque Verde Hawks will head out to square off against the Palo Verde Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Tanque Verde duked it out withThatcher on Wednesday. Tanque Verde fell just short of Thatcher by a score of 2-1. The Hawks have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Tanque Verde's goal came courtesy of Cristian Moctezuma, which was the first he's scored this season.

Meanwhile, Palo Verde entered their tilt with Andrada Polytechnic on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Mavericks a 7-0 shutout. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by four goals or more this season.

Palo Verde has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those six contests. As for Tanque Verde, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.

Tanque Verde beat Palo Verde 4-2 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Does Tanque Verde have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palo Verde turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.