The Poston Butte Broncos will venture away from home to face off against the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Poston Butte has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight losses, while ALA - Gilbert North will come in with eight straight victories.
Last Wednesday, Poston Butte didn't have quite enough to beat Combs and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, ALA - Gilbert North kept a clean sheet against ALA - Queen Creek on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 2-0. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Patriots are ranked 164th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nash Neilson and Garrett Baker scored both of ALA - Gilbert North's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 31 goals.
ALA - Gilbert North's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five games. As for Poston Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Poston Butte might still be hurting after the 6-1 loss they got from ALA - Gilbert North in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Poston Butte avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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