It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Tanque Verde challenge the Empire at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Tanque Verde will be strutting in after a victory while Empire will be coming in after a loss.
Tanque Verde headed into their last game having not scored more than one goal for four straight, but Desert Christian let them put that streak behind them. Tanque Verde never let Desert Christian onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Friday. The score was close at the half, but the Hawks pulled away in the second half with three goals.
Meanwhile, Empire faced Catalina Foothills in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Catalina Foothills who was credited with the victory. Catalina Foothills got it done in the shootout by posting six goals to Empire's five. The Ravens' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Having lost for the first time this season, Empire fell to 6-1. As for Tanque Verde, the win got them back to even at 3-3-1.
Tanque Verde suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Empire when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Tanque Verde avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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