Soccer Preview: Palo Verde vs. Coronado
Palo Verde is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Coronado is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe Coronado Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palo Verde is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Palo Verde's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They skirted past Cimarron-Memorial 1-0. Even though the Panthers got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Noah Johnson was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Palo Verde's one-goal win came courtesy of
Cruz Carranza, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Coronado faced Las Vegas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Coronado walked away with a 2-0 victory over Las Vegas. The Cougars' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Coronado used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Las Vegas. Aiden Sena played for 80 minutes having averaged 53 this season and Gavin Flickinger got 80 vs. an average of 54.8. The pair took full advantage of the opportunity: Sena put up an assist, while he scored a goal.
Palo Verde has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-3 record this season. As for Coronado, their win bumped their record up to 21-0.
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