Youngker came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs, falling 5-2. While losing is never fun, Youngker can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while Sunrise Mountain are ranked 13th).
Patient Florien and Luca Castro scored both of Youngker's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
| 01/12/26 @ Sunrise Mountain | 2-5 |
| 01/07/26 @ Central | 2-1 |
| 12/16/25 @ Estrella Foothills | 5-0 |
| 12/12/25 vs Lake Havasu | 1-0 |
| 12/09/25 @ Paradise Valley | 0-2 |
The defeat snapped Youngker's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Sunrise Mountain, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-3-3.
Youngker has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Verrado on the 14th. As for Sunrise Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-2 victory against Lake Havasu on the 14th.
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