Moon Valley is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Monday. They are taking a road trip to square off against the Shadow Mountain Matadors at 6:00 p.m. Moon Valley's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Moon Valley fell victim to Cortez and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Colts. That's two games in a row now that Moon Valley have lost by exactly six goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Shadow Mountain was not quite North Canyon's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Rattlers. Shadow Mountain have struggled against North Canyon recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Shadow Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Moon Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Moon Valley's way against Shadow Mountain in their previous meeting back in January of 2025, as Moon Valley made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets 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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