The O'Connor Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Sunnyslope Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. O'Connor's last four games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
O'Connor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Boulder Creek, who was ranked first at the time (O'Connor was ranked 18th). O'Connor fell just short of Boulder Creek by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sunnyslope). Their defense stepped up to hand Camelback a 9-0 shutout on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Sunnyslope's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for O'Connor, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3-1.
Everything went O'Connor's way against Sunnyslope when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as O'Connor made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Connor 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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