The Valley Vista Monsoon will take on the Shadow Ridge Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Vista has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with ten straight losses, while Shadow Ridge will come in with seven straight wins.
Monday just wasn't the day for Valley Vista's offense. They lost 8-0 to Tolleson on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Monsoon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Wolverines are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge kept a clean sheet against Apollo on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Hawks 1-0. The Stallions wouldn't have won without Nathan Johansen, who scored the game-winner.
Valley Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Shadow Ridge, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5-2.
Valley Vista might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Shadow Ridge in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Valley Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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