The Mica Mountain Thunderbolts's homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Salpointe Catholic Lancers on February 23rd. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Tuesday, Mica Mountain kept a clean sheet against Goldwater. They won by a goal and slipped past the Bulldogs 1-0. That's two games straight that Mica Mountain has won by exactly one goal.
Meanwhile, Salpointe Catholic faced Flagstaff in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Both teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result kept Salpointe Catholic happy, as they haven't lost a game since January 19th.
Their goal came courtesy of
Marco Torres, who's now up to two this season.
Mica Mountain pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 40 goals over those ten matches. With that draw, Salpointe Catholic's record moves to 17-4-2.
Mica Mountain might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from Salpointe Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mica Mountain was down 3-0.
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