If Empire was feeling good fresh off their 4-1 takedown of Odyssey Institute on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. 2025 welcomed the Empire Ravens with a 5-0 loss courtesy of the ALA - West Foothills Guardians on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Ravens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Guardians are ranked 13th).
Empire's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-1. As for ALA - West Foothills, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0-1.
Empire didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Westwood on the 3rd. As for ALA - West Foothills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next matchup, a 1-0 defeat against Kingman Academy on the 4th.
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