The Apollo Hawks will be taking part in a tournament against the Fairfax Stampede at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Apollo fell victim to Verrado and their airtight defense on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vipers. While losing is never fun, Apollo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Verrado are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Fairfax also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Tolleson by a score of 3-1.
Fairfax's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Apollo, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2-2.
Apollo came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairfax when the teams last played back in December of 2022, sneaking past 5-4. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Stampede have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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