The Desert Edge Scorpions will head out on the road to face off against the Youngker Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Desert Edge sitting on 11 straight victories and Youngker on eight.
Desert Edge's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Buckeye as Desert Edge made off with a 4-0 win. Give the Scorpions' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Marlene Cruz and Jazmin Mayo scored all four of Desert Edge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Youngker). They put the hurt on North Canyon with a sharp 14-0 victory on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Roughriders with their most commanding win of the season.
Desert Edge's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those six games. As for Youngker, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2-2.
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