The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will stay at home for another game and welcome the Legacy Longhorns at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Sierra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Foothill, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Sierra Vista was ranked 21st). Sierra Vista and Foothill finished up their game with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Mountain Lions' first draw of the season.
Their goal came courtesy of
Sophia Aragon, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, Legacy fell victim to Foothill and their airtight defense last Monday. They came up short against the Falcons, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Falcons are ranked seventh).
Sierra Vista's draw makes their record 4-2-1 this season. As for Legacy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which lines up perfectly with their 1-4-1 record this season.
Everything went Sierra Vista's way against Legacy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Sierra Vista made off with a 4-1 win. Will Sierra Vista repeat their success, or does Legacy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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