The Del Norte Tigers will square off against the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Del Norte headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for four straight, but Ignacio let them put that streak behind them. The Tigers' defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 10-0 shutout on Friday. It was an even better day for Emily Gurrola as she scored three goals for her team.
Del Norte was without their leading scorer, Emma Parra, in Friday's contest. With Parra sidelined, the Tigers had to make some changes to the lineup. Bailey Smith played for 50 minutes having averaged 24 this season and Reyna Flores got 45 vs. an average of 25. Flores made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Montezuma-Cortez hasn't lost a match since April 4th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They and Ridgway finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw.
Montezuma-Cortez's draw makes their record 7-1-3 this season. As for Del Norte, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5.
Del Norte might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Montezuma-Cortez when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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