Soccer Preview: Shadow Ridge vs. Palo Verde
The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will challenge the Palo Verde Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shadow Ridge's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Shadow Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Shadow Ridge was ranked 14th). Shadow Ridge fell 3-1 to Liberty on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 23. They and Arbor View finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Shadow Ridge now has a losing record at 6-7-1. Palo Verde's draw gives them a new season record of 2-7-5.
Shadow Ridge took their win against Palo Verde in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 4-1. In that match, Shadow Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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