A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Gilbert face off against the Desert Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday... Gilbert's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Gilbert fell victim to Campo Verde and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Coyotes, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Coyotes are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, Desert Ridge's and South Mountain's match on Friday was close at halftime, but Desert Ridge turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Desert Ridge's defense stepped up to hand South Mountain a 3-0 shutout. Desert Ridge might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by three goals or more this season.
Morgan Montgomery and Hailey Richmond scored all three of Desert Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Desert Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those five matchups. As for Gilbert, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-2.
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