Ponderosa is 1-7-1 against Mountain Vista since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mustangs will host the Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ponderosa took a four-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Chaparral, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Mustangs had just enough and edged out the Wolverines 3-2. Ponderosa wouldn't have won without Julia Gapuzan, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista faced Fossil Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Golden Eagles never let the SaberCats get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The result kept Mountain Vista happy, as they haven't lost a game since March 25th.
Mountain Vista was without their leading scorer, Emersyn Linder, in Saturday's game. With Linder sitting this one out, Molly Gaffney got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 40).
Mountain Vista's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those five contests. As for Ponderosa, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-5-2.
Ponderosa suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mountain Vista when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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