The Pinnacle Pioneers will challenge the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Pinnacle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Boulder Creek, who was ranked fourth at the time (Pinnacle was ranked seventh). Pinnacle fell just short of Boulder Creek by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Pioneers couldn't quite close it out.
Their goal came courtesy of Emma Putman, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Queen Creek walked away with it. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mustangs on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1.
Queen Creek's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Pinnacle, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 14-9.
Pinnacle took their victory against Queen Creek in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0. Will Pinnacle repeat their success, or does Queen Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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