The Sunnyside Blue Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Sunnyside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: San Luis, who was ranked ninth at the time (Sunnyside was ranked second). Sunnyside fell just short of San Luis by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Blue Devils' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in December of 2024, Tucson High Magnet School was forced to settle for a draw on Tuesday. They and Highland finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw.
Sunnyside's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3. Tucson High Magnet School's draw gives them a new season record of 2-8-2.
Sunnyside was able to grind out a solid victory over Tucson High Magnet School when the teams last played on January 10th, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunnyside since the team 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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