The Walden Grove Red Wolves will face off against the Flagstaff Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Walden Grove's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Flagstaff has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Walden Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Salpointe Catholic, who was ranked 17th at the time (Walden Grove was ranked 24th). Walden Grove fell just short of Salpointe Catholic by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The Red Wolves were red-hot offensively heading into the contest (they scored no less than four goals in the three matchups prior), but the Lancers' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Flagstaff). Their defense stepped up to hand Bradshaw Mountain a 7-0 shutout last Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Walden Grove's loss dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Flagstaff, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Walden Grove beat Flagstaff 2-0 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Does Walden Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Flagstaff turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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