The Pinnacle Pioneers will square off against the O'Connor Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Pinnacle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Desert Vista, who was ranked 11th at the time (Pinnacle was ranked first). Pinnacle came up short against Desert Vista on Monday, falling 5-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Pioneers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but O'Connor ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They beat Millennium by a goal, winning 5-4. The score was all tied up 3-3 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pinnacle fell to 13-1-2. As for O'Connor, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
Pinnacle was able to grind out a solid victory over O'Connor in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pinnacle since the squad 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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