Palo Verde and Safford are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2014, but likely not for long. The Palo Verde Titans will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Safford Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palo Verde's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Catalina as Palo Verde made off with a 4-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Titans needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Safford entered their tilt with Thatcher on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Eagles. The Bulldogs' winning goal came courtesy of Luz Mendoza.
Safford is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 63 goals over those eight contests. As for Palo Verde, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8.
Palo Verde might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Safford in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Palo Verde avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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