The Independence Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Desert Edge Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Edge took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Independence, who comes in off a win.
Independence's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. Everything went their way against La Joya Community as Independence made off with an 8-0 win. Considering the Patriots have won 11 contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting La Joya Community from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Leslie Velazquez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Desert Edge came up short against Pinnacle on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Independence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 44 goals over those nine matchups. As for Desert Edge, their loss dropped their record down to 16-2.
Independence came up short against Desert Edge in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Independence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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