The Ironwood Eagles will head out to square off against the Desert Vista Thunder at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ironwood took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Canyon View a 4-0 shutout. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Jaguars are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Browne 2-1.
Hayden Quest and Kymani Grant scored both of Desert Vista's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Ironwood's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three matches. As for Desert Vista, their win bumped their record up to 8-3-3.
Ironwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Desert Vista in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1. Does Ironwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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