The Paradise Honors Panthers will head out to square off against the Cactus Shadows Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Paradise Honors has ten straight victories, Cactus Shadows has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Paradise Honors' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over St. Mary's. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine games by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting St. Mary's from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Briley (Bri) Schwartz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Cactus Shadows' offense. They fell just short of Prescott by a score of 1-0 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Badgers are ranked sixth).
Paradise Honors' win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven contests. As for Cactus Shadows, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-2.
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