The Desert Vista Thunder waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged Boulder Creek out 2-1. Given Desert Vista's advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Boulder Creek is ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Desert Vista was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Alex Lewis and
Aniyah Fair, who scored both of Desert Vista's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 14 so far this season.
Desert Vista is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-2 record this season. As for Boulder Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5-2.
Desert Vista will be playing in front of their home fans against Highland at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Desert Vista is coming into the contest with four straight victories at home, so Highland will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Boulder Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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