Soccer Recap: Shades Valley Comes Up Short

Shades Valley lost against Gardendale back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Shades Valley Mounties took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gardendale Rockets. The game was a 2-2 toss-up at halftime, but the Mounties couldn't quite close it out.

Venus Reyes and Kimberly Villa Acosta scored both of Shades Valley's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.

This is the second loss in a row for Shades Valley and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Gardendale, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0.

Shades Valley wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next contest, a 9-0 victory against Clay-Chalkville on the 13th. As for Gardendale, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-0 loss against Helena on the 18th.