Coconino is 0-3 against Thunderbird since January of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Coconino Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Thunderbird Titans at 3:00 p.m. Coconino is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Coconino's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Shadow Mountain as Coconino made off with a 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three games by four goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Shadow Mountain from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Fernando Soto-Diaz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Thunderbird came into Wednesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Deer Valley back in December of 2024.
Thunderbird's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4-1. As for Coconino, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Coconino might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Thunderbird in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Coconino avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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