The Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions will square off against the Palo Verde Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Ironwood Ridge on Monday. Pusch Ridge Christian Academy came up short against Ironwood Ridge, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Palo Verde kept a clean sheet against Safford on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won seven matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Palo Verde is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those nine contests. As for Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Palo Verde in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, winning 2-0. Does Pusch Ridge Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palo Verde turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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