Banning hasn't had much luck against Desert Mirage recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Banning Broncos will face off against the Desert Mirage RAMS at 5:30 p.m. Banning will be strutting in after a victory while Desert Mirage will be coming in after a loss.
Banning will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Desert Hot Springs, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Banning never let Desert Hot Springs onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Tuesday. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 715th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Desert Mirage unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Cathedral City by a score of 3-2.
Desert Mirage's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6-3. As for Banning, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-5-1.
Banning came up short against Desert Mirage when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 5-3. Can Banning avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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