After a string of three wins, the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Holtville by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 13 goals in the game before, Palo Verde Valley couldn't push the score so high this time.
Palo Verde Valley's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11-1. As for Holtville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palo Verde Valley will square off against West Shores at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. West Shores is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, meaning Palo Verde Valley will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Holtville, they will head out on the road to face off against Julian at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Julian's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
