Palo Verde waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cimarron-Memorial Spartans a 6-0 shutout. The Panthers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Their offense was hitting Cimarron-Memorial from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Adam Knecht led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Palo Verde pushed their record up to 5-2-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Cimarron-Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palo Verde will square off against Coronado at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Coronado's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last 11 matchups. As for Cimarron-Memorial, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Western at 6:00 p.m.
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