The Apollo Hawks will challenge the Shadow Ridge Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Apollo is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Tolleson on Thursday. Apollo took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tolleson. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Champions by a score of 3-1. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Champions are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacob Engwall and Logan Henley scored all three of Shadow Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Shadow Ridge pushed their record up to 11-5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four games. As for Apollo, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-5-3.
Everything went Apollo's way against Shadow Ridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, as Apollo made off with a 4-1 victory. Does Apollo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shadow Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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