Arcadia hasn't had much luck against Chaparral recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Arcadia Titans will look to defend their home pitch against the Chaparral Firebirds at 6:00 p.m.
Arcadia had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least four goals, but Cactus Shadows put an end to it on Wednesday. Arcadia fell just short of Cactus Shadows by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Chaparral faced Arizona College Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Chaparral's defense stepped up to hand Arizona College Prep a 4-0 shutout. The Firebirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by three goals or more this season.
They hit Arizona College Prep with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kiana Knudson (2), Sydney Beaumont, and Dylan Hinske.
The win (which was Chaparral's sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-1-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six contests. As for Arcadia, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-5.
Arcadia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Chaparral when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Arcadia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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