Soccer Game Preview: Westwood vs. Maryvale

The Westwood Warriors and the Maryvale Panthers will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Westwood is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Valley Vista on Wednesday. Westwood fell 3-1 to Valley Vista.

Westwood's goal came courtesy of Sharylnn Arreola, who's now up to three this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Maryvale took on Liberty on Tuesday. Maryvale might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Liberty an easy 7-0 victory. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.

Westwood dropped their record down to 3-5-1 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Maryvale, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-1.