Soccer Game Preview: Cactus Shadows vs. Arcadia

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Previous 4 Games

01/29/25 - Away	2-1 W
11/30/23 - Neutral	5-1 W
01/28/22 - Away	1-0 W
02/19/21 - Home	5-1 W

Cactus Shadows has gone a perfect 4-0 against Arcadia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Cactus Shadows Falcons will square off against the Arcadia Titans at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Cactus Shadows is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Ironwood Ridge a 3-0 shutout. Considering the Falcons have won nine games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Morgan Bair and Selena Wrede Villanueva scored all three of Cactus Shadows' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.

Meanwhile, Arcadia had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Bulldogs.

Cactus Shadows pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven matchups. As for Arcadia, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.

Cactus Shadows came out on top in a nail-biter against Arcadia when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 2-1. Will Cactus Shadows repeat their success, or does Arcadia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.