Soccer Game Preview: Eastmark vs. Poston Butte

The Eastmark Firebirds will face off against the Poston Butte Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Eastmark is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Monday, they were much more limited against ALA - Gilbert North on Wednesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 4-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Firebirds in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.

Meanwhile, Poston Butte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Crismon. Even if the Broncos couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.

Poston Butte's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Eastmark, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10-1.