The Cibola Raiders will face off against the Gila Ridge Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Cibola fell victim to Kofa and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Kings by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Kings are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Gila Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Mesa, falling 4-0.
Cibola has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Gila Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Cibola came out on top in a nail-biter against Gila Ridge in their previous matchup on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. Will Cibola repeat their success, or does Gila Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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