After a string of three wins, the Higley Knights's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to Desert Mountain. Having soared to a lofty seven goals in the game before, Higley couldn't push the score so high this time.
Higley was without their leading scorer, Ellie Christensen, in Wednesday's game. With Christensen sitting this one out, Halle Stanford got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 56.1538461538462).
Higley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5-1. As for Desert Mountain, they pushed their record up to 14-5-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Higley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Desert Mountain, they will head out on the road to take on Chaparral at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Arizona (Desert Mountain is ranked 13th, while Chaparral is ranked ninth).
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