Desert Pines has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Cheyenne Desert Shields at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Pines is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5 goals per game this season.
Desert Pines gave up the first goal last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Foothill as Desert Pines made off with a 4-1 win. The score was close at the half, but the Jaguars pulled away in the second half with four goals.
They hit Foothill with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Enrique Sosa (2),
Arturo Tadeo, and
Erick Torres.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Cheyenne lost 6-2 to Liberty. The Desert Shields' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Desert Pines' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Cheyenne, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2-1.
Desert Pines skirted past Cheyenne 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Pines 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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