The North Canyon Rattlers will face off against the Desert Edge Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Canyon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Desert Edge will come in with five straight wins.
North Canyon fell victim to Lake Havasu and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Knights. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Rattlers haven't been shut out since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, Desert Edge kept a clean sheet against Willow Canyon last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 1-0. Marlene Cruz had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Scorpions.
Desert Edge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 9-1-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those seven games. As for North Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went North Canyon's way against Desert Edge in their previous matchup back in January of 2018, as North Canyon made off with a 6-0 victory. Will North Canyon repeat their success, or does Desert Edge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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