The Westview Knights and the Empire Ravens will round out the year against one another at at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Westview comes in on seven and Empire on three.
While Westview didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Peoria by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Panthers are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Erick Bello and Dante Acosta scored all three of Westview's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Empire's game last Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Cholla, sneaking past 2-1.
Empire's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Westview, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
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