It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Thatcher take on the Empire at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Empire took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Thatcher, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Thatcher beat Safford 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Empire didn't have quite enough to beat Pusch Ridge Christian Academy on Thursday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Ravens have lost by just one goal.
Thatcher pushed their record up to 9-7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four contests. As for Empire, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5-1.
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