The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will head out to square off against the Palo Verde Panthers at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Shadow Ridge's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Shadow Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked sixth at the time (Shadow Ridge was ranked 25th). The Mustangs lost 4-1 to the Bulldogs on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three matchup, Palo Verde brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They never let Mojave get on the board and left with a 14-0 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Palo Verde, who have now won nine matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Mojave from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Olivia Gastwirth led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Palo Verde moved to 9-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-match losing streak. As for Shadow Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8-2.
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