Preview: Sahuarita vs. Mica Mountain
The Sahuarita Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sahuarita's last six contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
For the first time since back in January, Sahuarita was forced to settle for a draw on Thursday. They and Walden Grove finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw.
Sahuarita's goal came courtesy of
Austin Keating, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Mica Mountain came tearing into two weeks ago's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand Douglas a 2-0 shutout. Given Mica Mountain's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Douglas is ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sahuarita's draw gives them a new season record of 12-7-3. As for Mica Mountain, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5.
