The Highland Prep West HORNETS will head out to square off against the Red Rock Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Highland Prep West's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Highland Prep 8-0. Give Highland Prep West's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Something new happened on Wednesday as VanMichael Smith saw his first action of the season, playing ten minutes against Highland Prep. Smith made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and one assist A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Red Rock made easy work of Grand Canyon on Tuesday and carried off an 8-1 win. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Red Rock's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Grand Canyon are ranked 49th).
The victory made it two in a row for Red Rock and bumps their season record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those two matchups. As for Highland Prep West, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
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