Thatcher and Tanque Verde are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2016, but likely not for long. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Thatcher duke it out with the Tanque Verde at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tanque Verde is hoping to do what Coolidge couldn't on Monday: put an end to Thatcher's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Thatcher's defense stepped up to hand Coolidge a 10-0 shutout. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Bears are ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tanque Verde got the win against Catalina on Thursday by a conclusive 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Tanque Verde is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 47 goals over those seven contests. As for Thatcher, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Everything went Thatcher's way against Tanque Verde when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Thatcher made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thatcher since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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