The Mesa Jackrabbits will head out on the road to challenge the Sunnyside Blue Devils at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Mesa faced Hamilton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mesa's defense stepped up to hand Hamilton a 4-0 shutout. Give Mesa's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
They hit Hamilton with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Leobardo Vega,
Evan Romero,
Fredy Alvarez, and
Giovani Bautista.
Meanwhile, Sunnyside put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They were the clear victor by a 8-0 margin over Boulder Creek. Given Sunnyside's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while Boulder Creek is ranked 27th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mesa pushed their record up to 15-2-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those four matchups. As for Sunnyside, their victory bumped their record up to 23-0-1.
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