Soccer Preview: Palo Verde vs. Shadow Ridge
Palo Verde has been away from home for two games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Palo Verde's last five contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Arbor View, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Palo Verde was ranked 13th). Palo Verde's defense stepped up to hand Arbor View a 1-0 shutout last Monday. Ava Peterson had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Arbor View by a score of 1-0. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Mustangs couldn't quite close it out.
The victory got Palo Verde back to even at 3-3. As for Shadow Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Palo Verde came out on top in a nail-biter against Shadow Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Palo Verde have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shadow Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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