The Coronado Dons will head out on the road to challenge the Saguaro Sabercats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Coronado saw some tournament action on Friday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Coconino. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Panthers are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Saguaro had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 4-2. That's two games straight that the Sabercats have won by exactly two goals.
Saguaro's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those three games. As for Coronado, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Coronado came out on top in a nail-biter against Saguaro when the teams last played back in January of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coronado since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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