Soccer Preview: Pima vs. Willcox
The Pima Roughriders will challenge the Willcox Cowboys at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Pima will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Benson, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Pima came out on top against Benson by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Roughriders.
Meanwhile, Willcox had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hawks a 4-0 shutout. Give the Cowboys' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Jovani Rodriguez and
Austin Williams scored all four of Willcox's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Pima pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Willcox, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1-1.
Pima suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Willcox when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Can Pima avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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