Soccer Game Preview: Palm Desert vs. Rancho Mirage

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01/08/25 - Home	1-0 W
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01/09/24 - Away	4-0 W
01/27/23 - Away	4-0 W
01/11/23 - Home	4-0 W
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Palm Desert has gone 9-1 against Rancho Mirage recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Palm Desert Aztecs will challenge the Rancho Mirage Rattlers at 5:30 p.m. Palm Desert's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Palm Desert is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against La Quinta on Friday. Palm Desert came up short against La Quinta, falling 3-0. Considering the last time the Aztecs couldn't score was back in December of 2024, the team can't take the result too hard.

Meanwhile, Rancho Mirage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 4-0 to Xavier Prep. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 768th, while the Saints are ranked 306th).

Rancho Mirage's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Palm Desert, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-4.

Palm Desert beat Rancho Mirage by a goal when the teams last played on January 8th, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palm Desert since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.