Soccer Preview: Desert Oasis vs. Palo Verde
Desert Oasis has been away from home for two games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Palo Verde Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Desert Oasis managed to keep up with Liberty until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Desert Oasis lost 8-3 to Liberty. The Diamondbacks have struggled against the Patriots recently, as their game on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Desert Oasis hit Liberty with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kylee Mackey,
Alyssa Hill, and Hill.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde faced Coronado in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Palo Verde sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Coronado. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Palo Verde's lineup was just a bit different on Monday as Molli O'Steen got a bit more time on the pitch (70 vs. her season average of 40). O'Steen made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Desert Oasis' defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Palo Verde, the victory got them back to even at 4-4-1.
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