Soccer Game Preview: ALA - Gilbert North vs. Poston Butte

The ALA - Gilbert North Eagles will square off against the Poston Butte Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (ALA - Gilbert North has eight straight victories, Poston Butte has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

ALA - Gilbert North's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against ALA - Queen Creek by a score of 2-0. Give the Eagles' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Nash Neilson and Garrett Baker scored both of ALA - Gilbert North's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 31 goals.

Meanwhile, Poston Butte didn't have quite enough to beat Combs on Wednesday and fell 2-1.

ALA - Gilbert North has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 61 goals over those 13 games. As for Poston Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.

Everything went ALA - Gilbert North's way against Poston Butte when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as ALA - Gilbert North made off with a 6-1 win. Will ALA - Gilbert North repeat their success, or does Poston Butte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.