Soccer Game Preview: Tanque Verde vs. Thatcher

It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Tanque Verde take on the Thatcher at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday...

Tanque Verde fell victim to Catalina and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 4-0. One thing that didn't help the Hawks' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Kason White.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thatcher, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Coolidge an 8-0 shutout on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their one-goal performance the contest before.

Thatcher is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four games. As for Tanque Verde, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-1.