The Mesa Jackrabbits are taking a road trip to face off against the Red Mountain Mountain Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Red Mountain took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mesa, who comes in off a win.
Mesa is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Everything went their way against Skyline on Thursday as Mesa made off with a 7-0 win. Given the Jackrabbits' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Coyotes are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Red Mountain's offense. They came up short against Mountain View on Saturday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Mountain Lions in their matchups with the Toros: they've now lost three in a row.
Mesa is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those six contests. As for Red Mountain, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 4-9-2.
Mesa took their victory against Red Mountain in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mesa 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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