Soccer Game Preview: Cactus Shadows vs. Ironwood Ridge

The Cactus Shadows Falcons will face off against the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Cactus Shadows fell victim to Hamilton and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Huskies. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Ironwood Ridge also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell 2-0 to Salpointe Catholic last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Lancers are ranked 18th).

Cactus Shadows' defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Ironwood Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.