The Palo Verde Panthers will challenge the Las Vegas Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Palo Verde is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Sierra Vista a 6-0 shutout. The contest marked Palo Verde's most dominant victory of the season.
Their offense was hitting Sierra Vista from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Noah Johnson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Las Vegas). They put the hurt on Bishop Gorman with a sharp 6-3 win on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Las Vegas considering their one-goal performance the match before.
The victory was the third in a row for Palo Verde, bringing their record up to 12-3-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three matchups. As for Las Vegas, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4-4.
Palo Verde couldn't quite get it done against Las Vegas in their previous meeting back in August as they fell 3-1. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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