The Gila Ridge Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Cibola Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Gila Ridge sitting on six straight wins and Cibola on three.
Gila Ridge's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Kofa as Gila Ridge made off with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Hawks have won 12 games by more than three goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Millianie Vega and Chayton Barron scored all four of Gila Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 77 goals.
Meanwhile, Cibola was able to grind out a solid win over Valley Vista on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. The Raiders' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Gila Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 86 goals over those 12 games. As for Cibola, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5-1.
Gila Ridge skirted past Cibola 1-0 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gila Ridge since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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