Soccer Preview: Palo Verde vs. Shadow Ridge
The Palo Verde Panthers will head out to square off against the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Arbor View, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Palo Verde was ranked 24th). The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers as the squad haven't won a game since September 23rd.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Liberty. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly two goals.
Palo Verde's draw gives them a new season record of 2-7-5. As for Shadow Ridge, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.
Palo Verde suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Shadow Ridge when the teams last played back in September. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Palo Verde was down 3-0.
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