It was a Battle of the Birds when Thatcher took on Empire on Friday. The Thatcher Eagles fell just short of the Empire Ravens by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Thatcher's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8-1. As for Empire, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
Thatcher will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Sabino at 6:00 p.m. As for Empire, they will challenge Andrada Polytechnic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Empire's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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